Real Madrid basketball players were on the verge of qualifying for the Euroleague play-ins for a long time, and at the end of the regular season they showed their championship genes.
They finished the league season with six wins in a row, the last of which was achieved in Belgrade against Partizan - 91:89, with a basket by Valter Tavares at the sound of the siren.
Thus, the "royal club" ended up in the playoffs, the only question is from which position - fifth or sixth...
Partizan, who will host Buducnost Voli on Monday in the AdmiralBet ABA League derby, had a double-digit lead in the third quarter, and were up nine points with just under four minutes to go, but the Madrid giants took the lead.
Olympiacos advances to the quarterfinals in first place, having defeated Maccabi in Piraeus (99:93), while Fenerbahçe is in second place after defeating Bayern Munich in Munich (89:77).
Olympiacos, Fenerbahce, Panathinaikos and Monaco (Asvel won) will have home-field advantage in the playoffs.
Paris also won against Alba (72:63), so they have 19 victories, the same as Bayern.
Red Star could have the same score if they beat Panathinaikos in Athens, but so could Anadolu Efes if they lose to Zalgiris in Istanbul, and Barcelona if they don't beat Virtus in Catalonia.
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