Euroleague: Asvel defeated by Real Madrid

Asvel lost on the floor of an intractable Real Madrid (92-73), Thursday evening during the 15th day of Euroleague basketball.

This defeat marks a setback for Villeurbanne, who had just won three consecutive victories in the competition (and five in all competitions).

On the previous day, Nando de Colo's teammates won at the expense of Olympiakos, one of the tenors of the Euroleague, after an incredible comeback at the end of the match.

Previously, they had won against Barcelona, ​​already a feat, and Partizan Belgrade.

But Thursday, there was no feat and Real, who had lost the previous day on the floor of the Lithuanians of Kaunas, resumed their march forward.

The Spaniards widened the gap during a perfectly mastered second quarter (45-34 at halftime).

They definitively buried the hopes of Asvel at the start of the 4th quarter, during which they inflicted an 11 to 0, to finish the meeting with 19 points difference.

The Asvel players had however managed to turn their backs during the first quarter, which they had finished three points behind (25-22) despite six lost balls.

But they did not find the solution in attack in the 2nd quarter, conceding a 20 to 12.

They managed to tie the game in the 3rd quarter with a 25-25, despite a very prominent Vincent Poirier, before the people of Madrid definitely pushed their advantage.