Euroleague: Disappointment in the Madrid press, relief in the Catalan press

Disappointment in the Madrid press and relative satisfaction in that of Barcelona show the front pages of the Spanish sports newspapers the day after the triumph of Panathinaikos in the final of the Euroleague over the Polynik Real Madrid.

Real’s biggest supporter, the newspaper Marcarelegates the Berlin final (it kicks off Spain’s national football team’s Euro 2024 preparations) to a second headline on its front page with the title “Real ran out of the 12th” and subtitled “a very poor second half, disastrous in terms of three-pointers, boosted Panathinaikos».

In his statements, the former player of Panathinaikos and now of Real, Mario Hezonia, takes responsibility for the defeat of Madrid (with 95-80) stating “I made my team lose a title».

“In basketball, if you don’t make baskets, you’re not going anywhere. You can talk about defenses and all that junk that looks really cool for the internet, but if you don’t put it in you can’t do anything“, said the Croat.

Madrid’s other major sports newspaper, the Aswrites on its first page, also as a second topic above that of Real football, that “The champion has fallen“, adding that “after a scoreless second half, Real conceded the EuroLeague to Panathinaikos Juancho“, thus reminding the Spanish player of the “clover” Juancho Hernangomet.

On the other hand, in Barcelona, ​​the newspapers were only disappointed not to show the results of the Final Four in Berlin, from which Barcelona was absent.

“Real stepped on it from Panathinaikos“, she writes Sportswhile Mundo Deportivo speaks of “Knockout of Real (80-95) by an imposing Panathinaikos».

From the political newspapers of Madrid, the El País writes “Real hands Panathinaikos the Euroleague crown” and ABC that “Panathinaikos crushes Real’s dream and emerges European champions».

Source: Daily