Lucas Sáez-Bravo Madrid

Madrid

Updated Thursday, March 7, 2024-23:02

  • Classification This is the Euroleague

The income relieves Real Madrid, a somewhat lost team at the moment.

The enormous start to the season and the recently and brilliantly won Cup in Malaga hide a doubtful and gray present.

Jasikevicius

delved into that wound: his Fenerbahçe, a possible rival in other upcoming summits, delivered the third consecutive defeat in the Euroleague, second in the WiZink.

A triumph without discussion, from start to finish, so overwhelming that it should worry you.

And that does not finish closing the mathematical classification of the whites for the playoffs.

[79-89: Narration and statistics]

Saras returned to WiZink and that went back to recent times, to a rivalry with Barça that he revitalized, which at times even seemed like it was going to turn around, although Madrid, especially with its victories in the classics of the last two Final Four, managed maintain its hegemony and falsely close the Lithuanian coach's era as a Barça player.

Despite all that, Jasikevicius was always good at the white fiefdom.

His Fenerbahçe, which was never the same as under

Obradovic

, still has a complete, expensive and fearsome squad.

He was the first to beat Madrid this season in Europe, even with

Itoudis

.

And he is bidding hard for the playoffs, to clear his way to Berlin, 11 wins (with yesterday's) in the last 15 games.

At Wizink he found a strange Madrid, as if the Cup hangover and even his powerful start to the season were taking its toll.

As against Panathinaikos last week, it was soon proven that the whites were not the masters of the stage.

They advanced in fits and starts, in tow of

Calathes

.

No spark.

They scored 15 points in five minutes and then stayed dry until the second quarter, when the first alarms went off.

Because the offensive rebound was a huge hole and Fenerbahçe, despite failing too much, was comfortable and with an advantage that soon exceeded ten (25-36).

Madrid went into the break with a worry, without any triple (0/6) and only with

Tavares

having things somewhat clear.

Nigel Hayes and the rebound

Energy was needed, it was so evident that it fell under its own weight on the way back, when Madrid returned from the break with another march, with

Campazzo and Llull

playing loudly and waking up WiZink with two plus ones, plus self-love than basketball.

Because despite the push, Fenerbahçe didn't even flinch.

Nigel-Hayes

, another former Barça player, was the epitome of efficiency.

But Motley, Biberovic, Guduric, Wilbekin

also worked

...

And the nerves were triggered.

Campazzo, somewhat deranged, got into a fight with Calathes.

Pending accounts that were settled after the game with a friendly hug.

When the Turks were furthest away (59-71), in the end Madrid's first triple came after 11 attempts (Llull, of course), but it was a will and a can't.

And the rebound, a real torture (17 offensive and 15 more in total from Istanbul).

Everything was so serious that there were more than five minutes left and the defeat was already signed (64-81 was the maximum).

Madrid remains leader of the Euroleague (also of the ACB) and has one breath left to seal its qualification for the playoffs, in which it will be seeded.

And yet, it is not a good time to enter the barrier.