Real Madrid-Virtus Bologna: aiming for the 10th consecutive home victory in the EuroLeague
Our team will once again aim to assert their status as the best home side in the competition (8:45 pm CET; #Vamos).
Real Madrid faces the second of three consecutive EuroLeague games at the Movistar Arena tonight (next Thursday they host Valencia Basket). After last week's victory against Bayern Munich, Scariolo's team takes on Virtus Bologna with the aim of securing their tenth consecutive home win to remain the best home team in the competition.
With 9 rounds remaining in the Regular League, Real Madrid is in a strong position heading into the final stretch. They are fourth, one win away from second place and two wins ahead of the tenth spot. Five of these rounds will be at home, where they have won 13 of their 14 games, including the last 9 consecutively. Today, they host a Virtus Bologna team that aims to stay in contention for the play-in (they are three wins away). They are a dangerous opponent, having won the first-round matchup 74-68. Virtus comes into this game after defeating Barça and breaking a three-game losing streak.
It will be a physically demanding game. The Italian team features athletic players like Diouf, Diarra, and Niang, a forward known for his rebounding ability. Edwards is their key offensive player, while Vildoza, Morgan, and Smailagic bring experience to the team. Madrid will need to counter them with their collective strength. Five players are averaging double-digit efficiency ratings in this competition (Lyles 15.8; Tavares 15.3; Campazzo 14.3; Maledon 12.7; and Hezonja 11.1).
March begins
Today's match will be the first of a month featuring 9 games in 24 days, meaning one every 2.6 days. Five of them will be EuroLeague games, four at home (Virtus, Valencia Basket, Hapoel Tel Aviv, and Anadolu Efes) and one away (Zalgiris). Meanwhile, the League continues. The leader will have three away games (Gran Canaria, Barça, and Basket Girona) and one match at the Movistar Arena (Hiopos Lleida). March kicks off, and today we aim for our 19th EuroLeague victory.
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