A Clasico of high significance on the fringes of the playoff places will see Real (13-13) and Barcelona (14-12) seek a return to winning ways.
Game Notes: Madrid vs. Barcelona

Both teams continued their poor EuroLeague form by enduring domestic disappointment in the Spanish cup, with Real losing in the final and Barca's quarterfinal exit worsened by a shoulder injury to top scorer Kevin Punter. The hosts are looking to complete a valuable season sweep after a dramatic overtime win in Barcelona earlier this season when Facundo Campazzo orchestrated his team with 18 points and 10 assists. The Blaugrana will look to slow down Campazzo through the energy of former Real youngster Juan Nunez and need Jabari Parker to compensate for the absence of Punter by leading his team's scoring threat.
Game Videos
- Walter Tavares was MVP of the Round back in Round 12, leading Real to a 90-97 double-overtime road victory over Barcelona with 24 points on 10-of-13 two-point shooting and 4-of-6 from the free-throw line. He added 18 rebounds, tying his career-best with 14 defensive rebounds, to amass a PIR of 39.
- This clash is the 38th Clásico in the EuroLeague since the turn of the century with Real holding a 19-18 edge thanks to winning four of the last five.
- - Real and Barcelona met in the EuroLeague Final Four semifinals in both 2022 and 2023. Real won both, including a 78-66 victory in Kaunas on the way to winning the 2023 EuroLeague crown.
- Real edged Barcelona 86-83 in the 2022 Final Four semifinals. Guerschon Yabusele and Fabien Causeur scored 18 points apiece for Real in that game.
- Barcelona and Real Madrid met in the EuroLeague Final Four Semifinals on three other occasions. The first was in 1996 when Barcelona won 76-66 in Paris behind 24 points from Arturas Karnisovas. Real was victorious 67-74 in London in 2013 thanks to 17 points from Felipe Reyes. The following season, Real routed Barcelona 62-100 in Milan, where Sergio Rodriguez starred with 21 points.
- Juan Carlos Navarro made a Barcelona record 14 free throws against Real Madrid in a March 2005 game.
- Real Madrid grabbed a club record 24 offensive rebounds against Barcelona in March 2005, a mark it has matched twice since.
- Barcelona matched its EuroLeague club record with 9 blocks against Real Madrid in April 2006.
- Barcelona's single-game individual record for blocks is 5, which Sertac Sanli tied against Real in January 2023.
- Barcelona's single-game record for steals is 6, which Pepe Sanchez tied against Real Madrid in January 2008.
- Barcelona center Willy Hernangomez grew up with Real Madrid, made his EuroLeague debut there in the 2012-13 season and also played with the team during the 2015-16 season.
- Barcelona playmaker Nicolas Laprovittola spent two seasons with Real Madrid, from 2019 to 2021.
- Real swingman Mario Hezonja spent three seasons with Barcelona, from 2012 to 2015. He made his EuroLeague debut there and was a teammate of Alex Abrines for all three seasons and a teammate of Tomas Satoransky during the 2014-15 season.
- Real's Gabriel Deck and Facundo Campazzo and Barcelona's Laprovittola have been teammates on the Argentine national team.
- Real Madrid center Walter Tavares and Barcelona's Oriol Pauli were teammates at Gran Canaria during the 2014-15 season. Together they reached the EuroCup Finals.
- Barcelona's Willy Hernangomez, Dario Brizuela, Joel Parra and Alex Abrines have been teammates of Real's Sergio Llull, Juan Nunez and Usman Garuba on the Spanish national team.
- Hernangomez and Sergio Llull won gold medals together at the 2019 Basketball World Cup.
- Hernangomez, Parra, Brizuela and Real's Garuba won gold medals at EuroBasket 2022.
- Abrines has also been a teammate of Real's Serge Ibaka on the Spanish national team.
- Real guard Andres Feliz and Barcelona's Joel Parra were teammates at Joventut Badalona for two seasons, from 2021 to 2023
- Real's Dzanan Musa tied his career-best with 5 triples in a road loss against Barcelona last season.
- Barcelona sharpshooter Kevin Punter had one of his best career performances in Game 1 of the 2023 EuroLeague Playoffs for Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade against Real Madrid. Punter made a game-winning triple with 0.4 seconds to go for an 87-89 win, netting 26 points on 5-for-8 three-point shooting and with 6 assists. He earned MVP of the Round honors, tying his career best with a PIR of 33.
- In the deciding Game 5 of that playoff series, Punter made a career-high 7 three-pointers.
- Real forward Gabriel Deck set his career high with a PIR of 33 in a 91-86 overtime home win over Barcelona in January 2023.
- Barcelona guard Tomas Satoransky grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds in a 2023 Final Four semifinal loss against Real.
- Real guard Sergio Llull posted his career-best performance index rating of 32 in an 85-69 win against Barcelona in March 2017. He earned MVP of Round 27 honors for that performance.
- Barcelona guard Nicolas Laprovittola grabbed a career-high 7 rebounds against Real in February 2022.