He always comes on time: Sergio Yui and Real Madrid again in the Euroleague final Israel today

1. We have already told many times about the great crisis that Real Madrid had this season and its heroic exit from it.

Who would have gambled two months ago that Real would be in the Euroleague final?

We also innocently thought it was good for Maccabi Tel Aviv that they received it in the quarterfinal series. Maccabi is currently working hard to advance to the playoff semifinals in Israel and Real has activated for the big game to be held on Saturday in Belgrade.

Long live the little difference.

Who did believe?

Pablo Lasso knew what players he had.

Those he did not believe in (Hartl and Tompkins) were left out several weeks ago in a brave decision.

Real has a character.

She came back from a big pit and yesterday during the game she again showed what she is made of.

In the first minute she lost the opening quarterback Nigel Williams Goss due to injury.

In the middle of the third quarter she fell behind by 13 but from all this she once again knew how to return to the important and prestigious victory.

Classico for those who have forgotten.

Beyond that she took a large monkey off her back.

After a win before the start of the season in the Super Cup she lost to Barcelona five times in a row (League, Cup and Euroleague) and yesterday it turned around in the most important moment.

The Blancos' big comeback is in charge of Sergio Yui in his 15th season with the team.

Yui is not only 34.5 years old, he is also after a serious injury several years ago from which he could not return to his physical abilities.

He was injured in the body, but not in the heart and yesterday he provided another masterpiece of game management, wisdom and winemaking.

'He's the soul of the group.

"He has always been here and he will stay here forever," Lasso said of him.

Next to him was the French triangle.

Gershon Yavosla in an excellent performance and especially a great offensive rebound at the end.

Vincent Poirier who pushed to bench the best chin in Europe Eddie Tavares and above all Fabian Kozer - a man of great games.

In 2018 he signed for Real to win the Euroleague (in the same hall in Belgrade) and yesterday he brought it to the final.

Mirotic, yesterday when Barcelona still led.

Mystery remains, Photo: IPI

2. Barcelona was defined in many stages of the season as the best team in the factory and also finished first in the regular season.

On the other hand, we already saw the difficulties in the quarterfinals against Bayern, where it took five games to advance to the Final Four.

Yesterday she let Real come back after dominating the game and paying a big price.

Nikola Mirotic is a mystery.

He gave a great performance, but populated did not come out of it.

He had: 26 points, 12 rebounds and an index of 39, but again he does not reach the goal for which they brought him - winning the Euroleague.

Mirotic, who has the highest salary in Europe (estimates speak of over 5 million euros per season) is already in his third season at the club.

The first was interrupted because of the Corona, in the second he reached the final and lost to Anadolu and this season he does not even reach the final.

Ataman.

Wants to get to the NBA, Photo: AFP

It is not clear which story of the finalists is bigger.

Real's comeback or Anadolu Zero's third consecutive final holding a golden opportunity to win for the second time in a row and enter history as one of the greats.

This is the team that was last in the Euroleague in 2018, since then it is the best in the Euroleague.

Argin Ataman on the lines and a team of players who hardly change four seasons do magic with the focus of the best pair of guards in Europe - Shane Larkin and Vasilya Mitchic.

Yesterday Larkin gave another great performance and Mitchic won the semi-final against Olympiacos with a three on the buzzer.

Ataman?

He goes on to declare wherever he takes the trophy and that he wants to coach in the NBA.

Frantzis.

The symbol of Olympiacos is expected to retire, Photo: Reuters

In the semi-finals, two players who played for Maccabi Tel Aviv last season competed.

Tyler Dorsey came up only in the second half at Olympiacos.

Elijah Bryant had a great evening with the winner after a mediocre season and tomorrow he goes up to play in the final.

Olympicus is finishing an excellent season and even the cruel loss in the final will not erase the big comeback she made this season to the front of the stage.

It is very possible that the loss in the semi-finals was also a historic moment in the history of the club.

The great sergeant and the one who brought her the trophy in 2012 in a victory basket - Yorgos Printzis - apparently played his Euroleague game yesterday.

At 35, he is due to end his career at the end of the season.

And finally - the connection between the loser Olympiacos and the winning Anadolu.

The last to win the title twice in a row (2012 and 2013) was Olympiacos.

There is a situation where the next in line to do "back to back" will be Anadolu if she wins the title tomorrow.

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