UCAM Murcia-Real Madrid: the leaders get the second round of LaLiga under way
Chus Mateo's side, who are unbeaten on the road, go in search of another away win (12:30pm CET).
Real Madrid kick off the second half of LaLiga with a visit to UCAM Murcia, where we won the Endesa Super Cup. in September. Our team, leader of the competition and the best away team, has won all its away games and will try to continue that streak against an opponent that is fifth in the standings. Chus Mateo will be without the injured Llull and Tavares.
Their third game in six days. Real Madrid go into the game on the back of another full set of wins in their Euroleague double-header, against Bayern Munich away and against Valencia Basket at the WiZink Center. Today's game will also be very demanding for the leaders, whose record in the first round was 16 wins and 1 defeat. Their opponents have only lost twice at home and are having a great season. Qualified for the Copa del Rey, where they could face Chus Mateo's team, they have one of the best squads in recent years with the addition of tried and tested players such as Birgander (who will be out), Ennis, Hakanson, Sant-Roos and Todorovic.
Madrid's defence, one of the best in the competition, will have to pay special attention near the hoop because UCAM Murcia is the team that shoots the most two-point shots, a category in which our team is the most effective (60%). They are also strong in offensive rebounding despite the departure of Sakho. Faced with Madrid's absentees, the available players will have to put in yet another effort. It will be a tough test to see the strength of the team. Campazzo, Hezonja, Sergio Rodríguez and Causeur are all very strong reasons to believe in getting the win in Murcia.
Keeping up the winning streak in Murcia
We return to the venue where we lifted the first title of the season, beating Unicaja Malaga in the final of the Super Cup. A venue where we have won on our last seven visits in LaLiga. Last season, we won 80-88. This season, we defeated UCAM Murcia 106-92 in the first round at the WiZink Center with seven players scoring 10 points or more. más.