He Real Madrid this Friday faces the last day of the group round of the Endesa League Final Phase in a situation that no one could imagine before the tournament started in Valencia on June 17. The reigning ACB champion does not depend on himself to reach the semifinals and to achieve this he depends on a third party helping him out in today’s matches.
After the two unexpected defeats of this first phase against San Pablo Burgos (87-83) and MoraBanc Andorra (91-75), Pablo Laso’s team is obliged to win by Casademont Zaragoza in the last game of the day, although he could face that shock already being eliminated.
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To get to it even with options, Real Madrid needs the Herbalife Gran Canaria supere al Valencia Basket in the game at 6.30 pm. If this happens and the whites then win the Casademont, a quadruple tie in the standings between Madrid, Valencia, Herbalife and and the winner of the San Pablo Burgos-MoraBanc Andorra, all with 3 wins and 2 losses.
Of this quadruple tie, the ‘average’ would make the Real Madrid will finish first and the Herbalife Gran Canaria, second. These two would then be the teams that would go through to the semifinals in the only combination that prevents the elimination of the whites.
Group B program today
15.30 San Pablo Burgos-MoraBanc Andorra
18:30 Herbalife Gran Canaria-Valencia Basket
21:30 Real Madrid-Casademont Zaragoza
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