FC Barca 84 – Real Madrid 78
Ricky Rubio and Juan Carlos Navarro were the back bone of tonight’s win over Madrid. The duo scored 21 and 19 points respectively in their quest for a trip to the Euroleage Final Four in Paris. The game was close throughout the entire game but the defensive stops during the second half helped Barca get the win over Madrid. Llull came up big for Real Madrid but it wasn’t enough. Real Madrid star Felipe Reyes has played a poor series and didn’t show up again.
View the highlights of the game below.
Caja Laboral fell to CSKA Moscow by 4 points (70-74) however they were up during the last quarter but could not stop the come back of the Russian squad.
FC Barca will face CSKA Moscow in the Final Four in Paris!
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!