Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade v Real Madrid: tough Belgrade road trip in store
Laso's charges are in action in the rescheduled EuroLeague Round 20 match-up (7pm CET).
This evening sees Real Madrid face off against Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade in the teams' rescheduled EuroLeague Round 20 match-up, which was due to have been played on 11 January but was postponed on account of the COVID-19 cases within the Serbian side's camp. This will be the first of three outings in six days in an extremely tough week that sees our team come up against AX Armani Exchange Milan at home on Thursday and travel to Hereda San Pablo Burgos on Sunday. Pablo Laso's charges will tonight be going in search of a 21th win to remain in the top four ahead of the play-offs.
Real Madrid faces a very stern test in this road trip to the Belgrade's iconic Nikolic Hall, one of the toughest courts in the competition. As we wait to see what happens with the Russian teams, our team currently have a seven-win buffer on the team in ninth with eight games to go. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade has recorded back-to-back home wins, over Fenerbahçe and Baskonia, and is in the battle to clinch a spot in the top eight. The hosts lie in 13th with a record of 11-15.
Real Madrid faces a very stern test in this road trip to the Belgrade's iconic Nikolic Hall, one of the toughest courts in the competition. As we wait to see what happens with the Russian teams, our team currently have a seven-win buffer on the team in ninth with eight games to go. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade has recorded back-to-back home wins, over Fenerbahçe and Baskonia, and is in the battle to clinch a spot in the top eight. The hosts lie in 13th with a record of 11-15.
Madrid will be up against a very competitive team that boasts a strong defense and is a threat on offensive rebounds. Wolters, Kalinic and Mitrovic are the hosts’ leading lights across the court and their talents are complemented by the likes of Hollins, Lazic, Dobric, White and Ivanovic. Our team will have to showcase the attacking and defensive form and the fluidity and balance that we have witnessed throughout much of the season. The madridistas’ dominance in the paint was one of the key elements in the 79-67 win in the reverse match-up, a contest in which Poirier and Tavares both posted PIRs of 23. Laso will have to contend with the absences of Alocén, Causeur, Taylor and Deck for this match.
Three wins out of three
Real Madrid has the upper hand in the teams’ head-to-head record, with our team having prevailed in eight of the sides’ 12 meetings. What’s more, Laso’s lot have won in each off their last three visits to the Belgrade-based team. Madrid will be going all out to extend that winning run at the Nikolic Hall, an arena with a rich basketball heritage.
Three wins out of three
Real Madrid has the upper hand in the teams’ head-to-head record, with our team having prevailed in eight of the sides’ 12 meetings. What’s more, Laso’s lot have won in each off their last three visits to the Belgrade-based team. Madrid will be going all out to extend that winning run at the Nikolic Hall, an arena with a rich basketball heritage.