Real Madrid made their Euroleague debut with a tough win against Panathinaikos.

The scenes of the Greeks and Spaniards were very similar, varying inaccuracies in one area and another, and making typical mistakes at the beginning of the season. Real Madrid emerged without a pure base and without success in their first approach to the opposing rim.Although the renewed Panathinaikos did not go well, Guerschon Yabusele’s points and Walter Tavares’ rebounds gave the visitors the first advantage of the afternoon.

After a few minutes of mutual blows, Mario Hezonja’s departure changed the scenario of the match. Eight points from Croatia with his team’s two three-pointers in the first twenty minutes put Whites on the scoreboard and forced Dejan Radonjic to stop the game as he found himself eight behind. The measure took effect immediately, and a 9-2 streak in the last two minutes of the quarter brought the balance to an intense match played at cruising pace (22-23, 10 minutes).

After the attack of Chus Mateo’s men resumed, it continued to be heavy. In defense they obeyed, but the pain came while creating the game and searching for the Hellenic ring. Making his Euroleague debut, the coach couldn’t find the inspiration on the bench to open his team, which at least kept the opposition at bay with a few sparks from Gabriel Deck and two back-to-back baskets from Vincent. Poirier, they took command again in the middle of the second act.

Mateusz Ponitzka and Derrick Williams responded from the perimeter with three three-pointers that set OAKA on fire, but the madridistas still managed not to lose face of the game despite the fact that they had not scored. It was the field alternative, it ended with fourteen changes of command on the scoreboard in the first half, Real Madrid one up and everything was decided in the second half (37-38, 20 minutes).

this the points kept coming in with a drop and the offensive fluency continued to shine with his absence at Real Madrid after going through the dressing rooms. Derick Williams kept the Greeks hopeful and a few minutes later, at the end of the third act, he gave his team a three-minute lead, forcing Chus Mateos to pause the game to reorganize his team.

With the fourth white trio and a half-hook in the afternoon, Causeur and Tavares, who continued to close the rim and contribute to the offense, understood the message and allowed Real Madrid into the last ten minutes by a three-point lead (51- 54, min 30).

The French continued to defend their team after the break, both on offense and in the Cape Verdean defense, well supported by a deck that finished with thirteen rebounds and Sergio Llull joins the party 3-pointer (55-62, 34th minute) giving the current continental runner-up the best moment.

After a break that chained Paris Lee’s 8-0 two-pointer streak and decided everything in the last four minutes, the Helens woke up again. Each attack was a pain in one area and another. Then it was the turn of Dzanan Musa, who took the team on his back when he burned the ball the most and tied three baskets in a row.

Llull’s three-pointer to the board was cut with 46 seconds, a mark of the house. Unable to counter Tavares’ lead, Panathinaikos’ forces came here (14 points, six rebounds, four blocks and a 22-point PIR) and Kneeling after clearly losing the rebound battleThirteen captures of Gabriel Deck are certain (34-49)