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Real Madrid defeats Hapoel Tel Aviv in a EuroLeague basketball game played in Botevgrad

Photo: Facebook / Real Madrid Basket

Real Madrid defeated Hapoel Tel Aviv 75:74 (22:18, 17:18, 21:22, 15:16) in a Round 13 EuroLeague basketball match. The game was played at Arena Botevgrad in Bulgaria. The Israeli team chose Sofia and Botevgrad as the venues for their home games due to the conflict in the Middle East. The top scorer for the winners was Mario Hezonja with 19 points, adding 6 rebounds and 2 assists. Facundo Campazzo and Alberto Abalde each scored 11 points for Real Madrid. For Hapoel Tel Aviv, Chris Jones and Antonio Blakeney finished with 14 points each.

Before this match, Los Blancos had only one away win in the EuroLeague season, achieved in the derby against Barcelona. This is the fourth loss for the Israeli team since the start of the tournament. Real Madrid is in tenth place, while Hapoel remains the leader in the group standings, reports sportal.bg.

Edited by Ivo Ivanov

Published and translated by Kostadin Atanasov

Photo: Facebook / Real Madrid Basket



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