Real Madrid-Unicaja: in search of an eleventh Super Cup title
Our team will be hoping to get their hands on the trophy for a seventh consecutive year (8:00 pm CEST).
Real Madrid and Unicaja go head-to-head in a repeat of last season's Super Cup final at Murcia's Palacio de los Deportes (8:00 pm CEST). On 17 September 2023, Chus Mateo's boys were crowned champions when they beat the Malaga outfit (81-88). Today, one year on, they will be aiming for their eleventh title, their seventh in a row since 2018, as they hope to continue adding to the best record in the competition.
Madrid's dominance, up against the Andalusians' hopes to make history. Experience will be on our boys' side, having enjoyed 13 successive wins in the tournament following yesterday's victory over the azulgranas (89-83). It was a Clásico that showed the hunger for trophies remains untouched, despite the changes to the team and the early stage of the season. Our team were impressive, led by the inspired Campazzo and 6 players in double digits for PIR.
Opposition
Up the other end, the Intercontinental Cup champions, a squad that has maintained the spine that helped them back to the elite, strengthened inside with Tillie and Balcerowsky. They were too strong for UCAM Murcia in the semifinal (78-84).
Unplayable since 2018
The madridistas have won the last six editions of this tournament. Four against Barcelona (2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022), one against Baskonia (2018) and the other against Unicaja (2023). Our team want to continue that run, and with Chus Mateo on the bench, we're yet to lose a Super Cup match. Unicaja have made the final on three occasions and finished runner-up each time.