Real Madrid managed to grab a win against Monaco in Euroleague, on home soil, the final score of the game being 90-78, Facundo Campazzo being the “one man show” in this match. “Los blancos” have extended their amazing streak to seven victories in a row in all the competitions and have taken revenge on the game that was lost against the side from the Principality at the end of the last year. Nikola Mirotic came back in “Movistar Arena” and the home fans have whistled him during the whole game.
Real Madrid hosted Monaco in the 24th round of this season’s Euroleague in at “Movistar Arena”, in the capital of Spain. The “los blancos” were standing in the fifth place, with 15 wins and eight draws that were obtained until this point of the competition, while the team from the Principality managed to get the same results. The side that is coached by Sergio Scariola came at this game after a streak of six games that have been won in a row, the last time Real Madrid lost being against Barcelona, in the beginning of the year, on home soil, 100-105 being the final score of that game.
Monaco, before playing against “los blancos” in the European competition, was losing against Crvena Zvezda, after extra-time. The away side managed to get 11 wins in a row before the match that was played against the Serbian club. In the last match that Real Madrid and the Spanoulis Vassilis’s players have recently met in December, last year, in “Salle Gaston Medecin”, when the side from the Principality has won with the final score of 100-95. Their first ever meeting was held in 2021, when “los blancos” have beaten Monaco, on home soil, with a eight goal difference.
The only time Real Madrid didn’t win in front of its fans has happened in November, last year, when the Greek side, Panathinaikos, has secured the victory by a 10 goal difference. The last time Monaco has lost in a game that has been played away from home has been when the team has faced Baskonia, in Vitoria-Gasteiz, the final score of that match being 85-73 in favour of the Spanish side. The game has started with a strong offensive play shown by Monaco, the team from the Principality scoring and goint up front, but Real Madrid, immediatelly, has changed the score.
Before the first time-out, Edi Tavares and Mario Hezonja managed to score, first one for two points and the second one for three points, to create a nine point gap between the two teams. Nikola Mirotic, ex-Barcelona’s and former Real Madrid’s player was whistled during the game, especially when he was subbed off by the Greek coach. Mario Hezonja and Edi Tavares kept throwing for three points in the first quarter of the game, while Monaco was not able to finish their actions close to the area. 23-13 was the final score of the first part of the game, with the Croatian basketball player netting 10 points.
Sergio Llull delivered a great shot in the second quarter of the match, when, being in a difficult angle, the Spanish legend managed to score for two points. Nikola Mirotic managed to throw from the spot while being whistled, but Monaco was still far away from the “los blancos”. At the end of the second quarter, Real Madrid was leading, 23 points separating the two teams. Mario Hezonja finished once again this part of the game with 10 points scored, being followed by Usman Garuba and Trey Lyles regarding this aspect, from the Spanish side.
From Monaco’s team, Daniel Theis ended this quarter with seven points scored, the same number as James Mike. In the third quarter of the match, the dominating performance of the home team has continued, Facundo Campazzo scoring a beautiful two points throw, after regaining possesion for “los blancos”. The gap has reduced, just 13 points separating the teams with approximately four minutes remaining from this part of the game. The ex-Denver basketball player delivered a stunning three pointer and the fans enjoyed that amazing throw.
The third quarter of the game has ended earlier than expected, due to the fact that an AS Monaco’s player missed a shot from the half of the pitch and, then, he asked for a foul to the referee. After these 10 minutes of the game, Facundo Campazzo finished with the most points scored, 13, while Trey Lyles and Mario Hezonja gathered 12 points. From the away team, the most impressive performance in this quarter was shown by Daniel Theis who has managed to score 12 points and close the gap at some moment of the match.
Monaco delivered a great display in the next minutes, Nikola Mirotic and Daniel Theis being the main men during this short period. Mario Hezonja has lost the ball close to the area and James Mike converted the counterattack into a two points throw. When the team needed the most, Facundo Campazzo passed the ball through to Edi Tavares who managed to deliver a great finish. Again, the number “7” from Real Madrid driblled wonderful an oponent and passed the ball to Trey Lyles, the number “0” of “los blancos” scoring for three points.
Real Madrid has ended the game with a victory, another one in front of their own spectators, even though in the last minutes of the game, the side that is coached by Spanoulis Vassilis got closer. In the next round, the side from the capital of Spain are going to play against Paris, away from home, while Monaco will face Virtus Bologna, in their own arena. Until that point, the players that are trained by Sergio Scariola will be involved in a game against Breogan, in ACB and the team from the Principality will play in the company of Saint Quentin.