
The Moscow CSKA on its site was outplayed by Madrid Real Madrid in the match of the fifth round of the second group stage of the basketball Euroleague with a score of 98:73.
Already from the very beginning of the meeting, the army team, who were trying to rehabilitate themselves in front of their fans for defeat in the last round from the Spanish Barcelona, captured the initiative in the match. By the first small break, the Dushan Ivkovich team led 13 points in the score, and the first half of the meeting ended with the numbers 50:32 on the scoreboard.
Before the final quarter, the advantage of CSKA was already calculated by the 26th glasses. At the end of the meeting, the army team somewhat slowed down, allowing the rivals to slightly reduce the difference in the account, RIA Novosti reports. The final result of the match is 89:73.
The best sniper in both teams in this match was Armen Markus Brown, who scored 21 points. The winners should also note David Andersen, who scored 14 points and made 7 rebounds. The guests who after this defeat lost the chances of exit from the group were distinguished by Mustafa Sonko - 19 points.
After the victory over the second team of the Spanish championship in CSKA’s assets, four victories in the E “E” asset to date, which allowed the Moscow army to reach the 1/4 finals ahead of schedule. In addition, as ITAR-TASS noted, Ivkovich’s team for the tour to the finish line TOP-16 practically secured the first place in the group, which gives the advantage of its site in the quarter-finals.
The next meeting as part of the tournament will hold CSKA on the exit with the Italian Skavolini. Matches of the 1/4 finals will take place on April 5 and 14.