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Both Real Madrid and FC Barcelona made it clear that they are ready to see each other in the finals. Real Madrid ousted Herbal Gran Canaria by 23 (83-60) points while FC Barcelona destroyed Iberostar Tenerife by 42 points (102-60). Both teams will face a semifinalist that had to work hard for their victories, CAI Zaragoza and Valencia Basketball Club. CAI Zargoza will face a strong Real Madrid team who are favorites to win the Kings Cup, while Valencia Basketball Club will face yet again FC Barcelona in a semifinal fight for a place in the final.
Box Scores during the quarter finals.
Real Madrid vs Herbal Gran Canaria (83-60)
FC Barcelona vs Iberostar Tenerife (102-60)
Unicaja vs CAI Zaragoza (74-79)
Valencia vs Laboral Kutxa (74-73)
With the marks of top Spanish National teams and figures such as Rafael Nadal who just won the Wimbledon after a 44 year drought for Spanish Players and the Spanish Soccer team who also won the Euro2008 after not winning in the 40s. The national teams for Spain both women and men are hoping to follow in those footsteps in Pekin during the Olympic Summer Basketball Games!