Posts Tagged ‘Barcelona’
Adam Hanga inks with FC Barcelona
Adam Hanga (199 cm) has reached an agreement with Spanish powerhouse FC Barcelona Lassa (Spain-Liga Endesa) and will join the team this 2016-17. Adam is a 27-year-old Hungarian player who was a former member of the Hungarian national team from 2009 to 2014. He was originally set to play the season for Laboral Kutxa Vitoria…
Read MoreReal Madrid retains Spanish league over Barcelona
Real Madrid has retained the Spanish Liga Endesa title with a 91-84 home win over bitter rival Barcelona in Game 4 of the Finals series. Los Blancos took the win in front of its home fans in the Spanish capital and wrapped the league with a 3-1 series win. The club won three consecutive contests…
Read MoreReal Madrid Surges to 2-1 Lead over FC Barcelona
The ongoing “El Clasico” series in the Spanish Liga Endesa Finals between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona Lassa has taken another turn. After losing Game 1 to Barca, Real Madrid has now built some serious momentum, winning two straight games in convincing fashion, putting on some serious pressure on their rivals. Game 3 was smooth…
Read MoreReal Madrid evens score with Barca bashing
Real Madrid tied the Spanish ACB finals series against Barcelona and set down a commanding marker against its arch rival. Los Blancos travelled to the cauldron of Catalonia and tuned Barcelona 70-90 in a destructive performance that gives the club all the momentum as the series heads back to the Spanish capital on Monday. After…
Read MoreEuroleague: Lokomotiv downs Barcelona for Final Four berth
Another Spanish giant has fallen in the Euroleague Playoffs as Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar tamed Barcelona to reach the Final Four in Berlin next month. The Russian club sent Barcelona packing in the fifth and deciding game in the Euroleague Playoff best of five tie, the only of this stage to go the distance. While Lokomotiv’s…
Read MoreReal Madrid top Barcelona in El Clasico
The Spanish Liga Endesa Regular Season is drawing to a close, but there is still plenty to play for. Especially pride when we are discussing El Clasico, the clash between Barcelona and Real Madrid, the two juggernauts of Spanish hoops. While neither club is having a vintage campaign, Real Madrid is out of the Euroleague…
Read MoreEuroleague: Barcelona and Lokomotiv go to decider
The Euroleague Final Four is still awaiting its last club as the series between Barcelona and Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar is the only tie that will be going to a deciding game. Fenerbahce, CSKA Moscow, and Laboral Kutxa Vitoria are already in the Berlin showpiece after sweeping their respective series. Barcelona had the chance to take…
Read MoreEuroleague: Barcelona and Panathinaikos slip
After Euroleague stalwarts Real Madrid and CSKA Moscow opened the Playoffs with victory yesterday, it was it was the turn of the underdogs to hit back in Wednesday. Laboral Kutxa Vitoria continued to live up to its billing of surprise Euroleague title contender this season with a cruising win over former champion Panathinaikos. Another former…
Read MoreEuroleague and Eurocup 2016-17 Structures Set
The competition structures of the 2016-17 Euroleague and Eurocup were discussed in a recent meeting of Euroleague Basketball A License clubs. The clubs discussed the revamped structures of Europe’s Top basketball competitions, the Turkish Airlines Euroleague and the Eurocup. Euroleague The Euroleague will consist of 16 teams which will compete in a round robin format…
Read MoreEuroleague: Barcelona and Real Madrid progress
It has been touch and go in the Euroleague this season for the Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona, with neither club impressing often. However, despite the rocky form, both the Euroleague champions from Madrid and their Catalonia rival Barcelona made the Playoffs on Thursday. That is the big news from day one of the…
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