The match at the top of the Europa League, which brought the two big teams of Spain against each other in basketball and called El Clasico, was dominated by Barcelona from start to finish.
Barcelona managed to maintain its 28-8 score advantage in the first quarter, and closed the first period 52-31 ahead.
The host Real Madrid reduced the lead to 16 (71-55) at the end of the third period, where it was more effective in offense.
Maintaining its game discipline in the last period, Barcelona won 86-68 from the field.
National basketball player Sertaç Şanlı, who spent his first season in Barcelona, stayed in the game for 13 minutes and 53 seconds and scored 5 points.
Due to the Kovid-19 epidemic, Barcelona rose to the lead with an average from both teams missing one match and having 20 victories each.
On the other hand, Real Madrid suffered their first defeat in their home matches in the Europa League this season.
FELIPE REYES ENTERS THE LEGENDS
After playing for Real Madrid in 2004-2021, 41-year-old Felipe Reyes, who ended his basketball career, received the title of “Legend of the Europa League” before El Clasico. Reyes became the 7th basketball player to receive this title after Ramunas Siskauskas, Theodoros Papaloukas, Dimitris Diamantidis, Mirsad Türkcan, Juan Carlos Navarro and Sarunas Jasikevicius.