Published on: Mar 8, 2020 11:42 am IST|Updated on: Mar 8, 2020 2:08 pm IST
RM vs CZ Dream11: Real Madrid turn their attention to the domestic league as they host Basket Zaragoza in Liga ACB round-23 at WiZink Center on Sunday evening (IST). Madrid are in the tense battle with eternal rivals Barcelona for the bragging right of Liga ACB and can put pressure on the Catalan giants with a win in this game, as Madrid will be moving to the top of the table with a win in this game because Barca will be in action only later. Madrid’s form has been great. They come into this game on an 11-game winning streak, and also landed their first trophy, in the form of Copa Dey Rey, along the way. Basket Zaragoza are also having a wonderful season. In fact, they are exceeding every expectation this season. They are third on the table, only a game behind Madrid. So this will be the real test of their title credentials, and they know a defeat here will almost be catastrophic as both Real Madrid both hardly drop games in Liga ACB. Zaragoza has to win if they are to keep pace with their great rivals.
Season match-up: Real Madrid | Basket Zaragoza Games: 22 | 22 Wins: 17 | 16 Defeats: 05 | 06 Total Points scored: 1895 | 1841 Points conceded: 1688 | 1718
Host: Real Madrid Visitors: Basket Zaragoza Match Timing: March 08, @ 05:00 PM Venue: WiZink Center
Real Madrid team news: Status out: No less than three first-team players are on the injury list for Madrid. Anthony Randolph (ankle injury), Sergio Llull (knee injury), and Jordan Mickey (toe injury) are on the sideline for the hosts. Status Questionable: Fabien Causeur (ankle injury) recovered from the injury to play against ASVEL in EuroLeague, so he should be fine for this match. In addition, Gabriel Deck (ankle injury) has been upgraded to questionable and will be a game-time call for this game.
Real Madrid roster: Nico Laprovittola, Rudy Fernandez, Trey Thompkins, Fabien Causeur, Jordan Mickey, Mario Nakic, Gabriel Deck (Doubtful), Jaycee Carroll, Edy Tavares, Usman Garuba, Facundo Campazzo, Salah Mejri, Felipe Reyes
Basket Zaragoza team news: Status out: None. Status Questionable: Josep Cera (groin injury) will be a game-time call for Real Zaragoza ahead of this match. Fran Vazquez is also a doubt due to an illness. Both will be assessed before the match.
Basket Zaragoza active roster: Robin Benzing, Dylan Ennis, Rodrigo San Miguel, Jonathan Barreiro, Tryggvi Hlinason, Vit Krejci, D. J. Seeley, Nemanja Radovic, Fran Vazquez, Carles Alocen, Nicolas Brussino, Jason Thompson
RM vs CZ Dream11 starting five:
Real Madrid: PF: Trey Thompkins / Mario Nakic SF: Jaycee Carroll C: Edy Tavares PG: Usman Garuba SG: Facundo Campazzo
Basket Zaragoza: PF: D. J. Seeley SF: Nemanja Radovic C: Fran Vazquez / Jason Thompson PG: Carles Alocen / Rodrigo San Miguel SG: Nicolas Brussino
Real Madrid: Nico Laprovittola, Rudy Fernandez, Fabien Causeur, Jordan Mickey, Salah Mejri, Felipe Reyes, Gabriel Deck (Doubtful) Basket Zaragoza: Robin Benzing, Dylan Ennis, Jonathan Barreiro, Tryggvi Hlinason, Vit Krejci
RM vs CZ Dream11 teams:
Team1: PG: F Campazzo (SP) SG: J Carroll, R Fernandez SF: N Brussino PF: U Garuba, J Thompson, N Radovic C: W Tavares
Team 2: PG: F Campazzo SG: J Carroll, R Fernandez SF: N Brussino PF: U Garuba, J Thompson, N Radovic (SP) C: W Tavares
This is a top-of-the-table clash in Liga ACB and both teams can’t afford to lsoe this game, for Barca will have some cushion at the top if that happens. But Backing Madrid are absolutely flying at the moment and looks the most likeliest team to win this game. So a home win is our call.
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