He got a convincing win against Red Star before Real Madrid came to SEF

He made a show of force against Red Star and before visiting the SEF n Real Madrid.

After its problematic start in this year’s Euroleague, the “queen” seems to be starting to find its… feet, since after last week’s victory against Panathinaikos, it also prevailed over the Serbs, as easily as the final testifies 95-72.

Madrid were in complete control throughout the game at the WiZink Center, creating large margins in their favor from the first half and leaving no room for reaction to Sfairopoulos’ team, which lined up with the significant absences of Boloboi and Nedovicwhile the Greek technician did not have him at his disposal either Petrushev.

So Real went up to 3-2before confronting him Olympic in SEF next Tuesday (29/10, 21:15), while Red Star experienced its second consecutive defeat and fell to 3-2while he will host Panathinaikos (1/11, 21:00) in the coming “devil’s week”, having earlier been tested at the home of Zalgiris.

Leading for Real were Muse (17p), Campacho (13 points, 6 assists), Tavares (12p, 6 rib) and Effect (12p, 6 rib), while for Asteras the only one with a double-digit number of points was Teodosic (11p).

The match:



Real Madrid imposed their tempo from the first minutes of the match at the ‘WiZink Center’, taking a 10-2 lead and with Tavares dominating both rackets, reaching 6 personal points early on. At the same time, Red Star struggled a lot in their attacks, while the difference rose to double digits for the first time (20-8) thanks to a three-pointer by Hezonia, before Real finished the first quarter in front with 22-10.

The second quarter started with the visitors making an 8-1 run, getting closer to – 5 (23-18) with consecutive baskets by Giedraitis, dos Santos and Mitrovic, but the “queen” responded immediately with a 10-0 run of their own and with Yule hitting a three-pointer for 33-18. In fact, the difference in favor of Mateo’s team reached its maximum levels up to that point in the match (+18, 40-22), while the first half ended with Real having the “safety lead” (46-29).

The two teams returned “cold” from the locker room, remaining without a basket for two minutes, while Real continued to have complete control of the match with its “weapon” of three-pointers, for the first time launching the difference in their favor to +20 ( 51-31). Try as they might, Asteras couldn’t find a way to get back into contention for victory, while the third period ended with Real at +18 (71-53).

The Red Star did not manage to find a reaction even in the fourth period, with the match developing into… a formal procedure, since Real was not threatened in the least, finally reaching the final with too much comfort 95-72.

The quarters: 22-10, 46-29, 71-54, 95-72

The match statistics