After the last three wins in a row, the basketball Bundesliga club Alba Berlin suffered another defeat in the Euroleague.

On Thursday evening, Alba lost 77:84 (35:46) to the star ensemble of leaders Real Madrid at home in front of 9,957 spectators.

The team of coach Israel Gonzalez remains in the table basement.

The best Berlin throwers were Jaleen Smith with 22 points and Tamir Blatt with twelve points.

An intense game developed from the start.

Alba acted very attentively, especially on the defensive.

And so the game remained balanced at first.

But the Berliners had problems finding their throwing rhythm on the offensive.

Sometimes the Alba players showed too much respect for the big names at Real.

At the beginning of the second period, the deficit was already 19 points (15:34).

The Berliners left too much behind - even from the middle distance.

But the hosts kept fighting and were able to impress Real at least at times.

Alba came back to nine points (30:39), but the guests always had an answer ready.

After the change of sides, the game was much more balanced.

Cheered on by the loud audience, Alba turned up the heat and hit the distance shots better.

At the beginning of the last quarter, the hosts were back on two points (64:66).

Alba had bad luck with several questionable referee decisions to her disadvantage.

And in the end the quality of the Spaniards prevailed.

Bayern also suffered a setback, losing 71-79 (39-46) to Turkish champions Fenerbahce Istanbul due to a weak third quarter.

The Munich team had clearly beaten the Spanish top team Baskonia Vitoria on Tuesday (92:79).

Double match days are “like a box of chocolates.

You never know what you're going to get," said Bayern coach Andrea Trinchieri before the game with a wink, quoting Forrest Gump from the Hollywood film of the same name.

The Italian initially saw an open duel, neither team could really break away until the break.

That changed in the second half.

Title candidate Fenerbahce came out of the dressing room with more energy and pulled away in the third quarter (21:10), meanwhile Bayern were 23 points behind (43:66/28.).

Munich and their top scorer Augustine Rubit (21 points) fought back (71:75/40.), but didn't get a chance to win.