Alba Berlin also loses against Real Madrid at Christmas!

Alba Berlin also loses against Real Madrid at Christmas!

Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Deutschland - On the second Christmas day, Alba Berlin experienced a new defeat in the Euroleague when the team lost to the Spanish master Real Madrid with 69:80 (34:45). The encounter took place in front of 9,765 spectators and continues to leave Alba as the bottom of the table. With only three victories in 15 defeats, the balance for Berliners has so far been disappointing.

The encounter started promising for Alba, which took the lead at the beginning (9: 8). But after this first appearance, Real Madrid took control and already led 10 points (13:23) for the first quarter of the break. In the second quarter, the gap for Alba at times grew to 17 points (31:48). Despite a defensive increase and the will to find it back into play, Alba did not succeed in overcoming the final behind. At the beginning of the last quarter, the deficit was only 6 points (55:61), but in the end Real Madrid prevailed, while Alba was once again out.

record of the season

The defeat against Real Madrid is already marking the second meeting this season. Alba had also lost in the first game in Madrid, with 84:98. The continuing difficulties of the team are not only shown in the current results, but also in the overall balance sheet, since Alba had ended the previous season as a bottom of the table. The best thrower for Alba in the current game was David McCormack, who scored 15 points, followed by Malte Delow with 13 points.

Further information on this game and the current situation of Alba Berlin are at Tagesspiegel and Sport1 to be found.