Monaco abuses unknown Real Madrid

From the opening, the play had a clear local colour. The Monegasques came out more energetic and scored the first goal in the first minute and a half with two three-pointers from Alpha Diallo and Yakuba Ouattara. soulless Real Madrid He was a player who could not rely on Walter Tavares or Sergio Llull, but at least recovered after the physical problems of Dzanan Musa, Rudy Fernández and Gabriel Deck were resolved.

Ouattara’s second triple opened the first gap on the scoreboard (11-2, minute 3) against the opponent, who could not score his first basket until the fourth minute of the match. Those of the principality were much more successful in the attack and they managed to hold off the attacks of an obscure competition leader who could not finish entering the game.

Mike James managed his teammates successfully and his nine assists in the first half were key to the lead in the first twenty minutes; Jordan Loyd and Diallo’s points also contributed to this. A 15-6 deficit forced Chus Mateo to stop play for the first time Reorganizing his players and adjusting a defense that couldn’t find a solution.

Foreign success continued AS Monaco against Real Madrid who tried but things didn’t work out for him. Two consecutive baskets by Donatas Montiejunas and a three-pointer by James increased the lead for Sasa Obradovic’s team to eleven two minutes after the end of the first half, leaving plenty of room for improvement for the current continental champions, who were losing at the time. five and accumulated hidden shooting percentages (33-20, min.10).

The match continued as follows: Eight consecutive dots of something inspiring Sergio Rodríguez He appeared to minimize the damage with two shots from goal and a penetration. It didn’t happen that way, because the lack of fluidity in the attack and the success of Jordan Loyd increased the lead to fifteen points for the first time (47-32, minutes), before the desperation of Chus Mateo called his team back to the division. .16).

White defense failed repeatedly and interruptions in the attack, without a clear reference and with more losses than usual (ten in the first half) gave the Monegasques a twenty-point advantage for the first time two minutes after the end of the second quarter, when they reached 56 points. He is concerned about the interests of the 40 Spanish teams.

This was not enough for the insatiable Monaco, who accepted the shooting basket from Musa’s hand in the second half, but immediately scored 11 points without responding. James already reached double-digit assists and points as his team won the victory. The biggest advantage of the match so far (67-42, min.25).

If the game was already looking bad for the visitors, then it became impossible for them. Mistakes in the attack and rhythm of the opponent, who moves the ball with vertigo and finds shooting options inside and outside very easily, They increased the distance to almost 30 points in the third act (80-54, min.30).

Real Madrid’s pride prevented the Monaco team from gaining a lead of three dozen points, but it did not prevent them from having to make room for another team in the infirmary. Due to an ankle problem, Fabien Causeur could not finish the duel, which was the worst possible outcome of a night to forget in every sense.