The basketball players of FC Bayern Munich have suffered their third competitive game defeat within a few days. In the Euroleague, coach Andrea Trinchieri’s weakened team lost to title contenders Real Madrid by a narrow margin of 64:68 (39:42) and is in the bottom half of the table with a record of 4:9 wins.
After an early 3:9 deficit, the hosts quickly got back into the game. Led by Corey Walden and Othello Hunter, the Munich team was 22:21 ahead after the first quarter and extended their lead to 32:27 by the 13th minute. But Real Madrid responded to the good Bayern phase: Thanks to the outstanding Cape Verdean center Walter Tavares, the Spaniards went into the break with a three-point lead.
The Munich team followed the narrow deficit in the third quarter (50:54/30.), but came back in an exciting final round (57:56/32.). A minute before the end, the Spaniards looked like the sure winner at 66:58, then Bayern shortened with a 6:0 run. However, the hosts could not turn the game. The best marksmen from Munich were Hunter with 14 points and Walden with 11 points.
On Thursday (8.30 p.m.) Bayern will play Valencia BC against the next Spanish club in the premier class.