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2023-24
Game Facts: Barcelona vs. Madrid

Game Facts: Barcelona vs. Madrid

2023-24

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Faltering Barcelona (11-6) will look to recover from three defeats in its last four games with the tough assignment of overcoming fierce rival, reigning champ and runaway league leader Real (16-1).

Regular Season

Round 18 of 34

game Real Madrid vs FC Barcelona

Regular Season

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Overview

Mario Hezonja will attempt to damage his former team after being named December's league MVP, with Real seeking to complete a season sweep over the Blaugrana after edging the Round 5 meeting 65-64. A key backcourt battle will take place between Argentine international teammates Nico Laprovíttola, who leads Barca with 14.2 points per game, and the league's top ranked assister Facu Campazzo (7.0 per game). In the paint, Barca’s Jan Vesely and Willy Hernangomez will attempt to subdue Walter Tavares and Vincent Poirier, who combined for 33 points and 19 rebounds in last week’s win at ASVEL.

FC Barcelona

Streaks

Nicolas Laprovittola has made at least 1 three-pointer in 17 straight games.

Nikola Kalinic has made at least 1 three-point shot in 12 straight games.

Jan Vesely has PIRs in double digits in seven of his last eight games.

Alex Abrines had at least one steal in five of his last six games.

Season rankings

Barcelona ranks fourth in scoring with 82.5 points per game.

Barcelona has held opponents to the second-lowest two-point shooting percentage at 51.4%.

Records/Milestones

Tomas Satoransky ranks second all-time with a 2.7-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.

Jan Vesely is the all-time leader in made two-pointers with 1,376.

Vesely ranks fifth all-time with 587 offensive rebounds. Bryant Dunston of Virtus Segafredo Bologna is fourth with 588 and counting.

Vesely is in fifth place all-time with 1,599 rebounds. Ioannis Bourousis is fourth with 1,603.

Vesely is tied with Georgios Papagiannis of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul in seventh place all-time with 198 blocks. Tibor Pleiss of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is sixth with 216 blocks and counting.

Vesely is eighth all-time with 3,548 points scored. Georgios Printezis is seventh with 3,599.

Vesely is ranked second all-time with 4,531 index rating points. Nando De Colo of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne is the all-time leader with 4,940 and counting.

Vesely is seventh all-time with 320 steals. Pablo Prigioni is sixth with 322.

Vesely ranks ninth all-time with 709 free throws made. Paulius Jankunas is eighth with 748.

Alex Abrines needs 4 points to reach 1,500 for his career.

Abrines needs 4 rebounds to reach 400 for his career.

Nicolas Laprovittola needs 9 steals to reach 100 for his career.

Real Madrid

Streaks

Facundo Campazzo has at least 1 steal in eight straight and 12 of his last 13 games.

Campazzo had a PIRs of 10 or more in 11 of his last 11 games.

Guerschon Yabusele has made at least 1 three-pointer in 11 straight games.

Yabusele has made 15 consecutive free throws.

Mario Hezonja has made multiple three-pointers in seven of his last eight games.

Hezonja has scored 12 or more points in seven of his last eight games.

Walter Tavares has pulled down 5 or more rebounds in 12 of his last 13 games.

Season rankings

Facundo Campazzo leads the league in assists with 7.0 per game.

Walter Tavares leads the league in blocks with 1.4 per game.

Vincent Poirier ranks third in blocks with 1.4 per game.

Mario Hezonja ranks fourth in free-throw shooting at 92.0%.

Real leads the league in team PIR with 107.7 per game.

Real leads the league in scoring with 87.5 points per game.

Real leads the league in assists with 21.7 per game.

Real leads the league in defensive rebounds with 27.1 per game.

Real ranks third in total rebounding with 36.6 per game.

Real leads the league in blocks with 3.5 per game.

Real is second best in two-point shooting accuracy at 59.8%.

Real is fourth best in three-point shooting accuracy at 38.0%.

Real ranks second in free-throw shooting at 80.3%.

Real has held opponents to a league-low 71.7 index rating.

Real has held opponents to a league-low 14.3 assists.

Real has held opponents to a league-low 49.1% on two-point shooting.

Real has held opponents to a league-low 29.6% on three-point shooting.

Real has held opponents to a third-lowest 74.5 points.

Real has allowed a league-high 12.4 offensive rebounds per game.

Records/Milestones

Walter Tavares blocked 88 shots last season to set the all-time single-season record.

Tavares is the competition's all-time leader in blocks with 395.

Tavares is fifth all-time in two-point accuracy at 68.8%.

Tavares is ranked sixth all-time with 567 offensive rebounds. Jan Vesely is fourth with 587 and counting.

Sergio Llull ranks fifth all-time in scoring with 3,830 points. Juan Carlos Navarro is fourth with 4,152. Sergio Rodriguez ranks sixth all-time with 3,683 points scored.

Rodriguez is second all-time with 1,806 assists. Nick Calathes of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is the all-time leader with 1,960 and counting.

Llull is sixth all-time with 1,359 assists. Milos Teodosic of Zvezda is fifth with 1,378 and counting.

Llull ranks 12th all-time with 684 free throws made. Shane Larkin of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is 11th with 688 and counting. Marcus Brown is 10th with 690.

Llull ranks third all-time with a 2.7-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.

Facundo Campazzo ranks 11th all-time with a 2.5-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio, while Rudy Fernandez is 18th with a 2.4-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio.

Llull is in second place all-time with 608 three-point shots made; Rodriguez is third with 590 and Rudy Fernandez is fourth with 583. Juan Carlos Navarro is the all-time leader with 623.

Fernandez is ranked third all-time with 357 steals. Nick Calathes of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is second with 420 and counting.

Fernandez needs 1 point to reach 3,000 for his career.

Fernandez needs 32 rebounds to reach 1,000 for his career.

Fernandez needs 4 free throws made to reach 500 for his career.

Rodriguez is in eighth place all-time with 301 career steals. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is seventh with 320 and counting.

Rodriguez is ninth all-time with 4,004 index rating points. Nikola Mirotic of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan is eighth with 4,005 and counting. Paulius Jankunas is seventh with 4,067.

Facundo Campazzo tied the EuroLeague record of 19 assists while playing for Real Madrid against ALBA Berlin in February 2020. Stefan Jovic previously set this record while playing for Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade against FC Bayern Munich on November 12, 2015.

Dzanan Musa made 178 free throws during the 2022-23 season to set a single-season EuroLeague record.

Mario Hezonja needs 5 three-point shots made to reach 200 for his career.

Vincent Poirier needs 7 blocks to reach 150 for his career.

Game Videos

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Vesely puts it back! Motorola Magic Moment
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Facu finds Okeke! Motorola Magic Moment
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Tavares stops Norris! Motorola Magic Moment
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Parra with a quick slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Vesely hammers it home! Motorola Magic Moment
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00:16
Another nifty assist from Campazzo! Motorola Magic Moment
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Mario Hezonja's alley-oop dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
FC Barcelona-Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv | Round 20 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Willy feeds Parra for 2! Motorola Magic Moment
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00:19
Satoransky races back to block Baldwin! Motorola Magic Moment
Kevin Punter's career night in 3OT battle against Baskonia
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00:23
Punter forces triple overtime! Motorola Magic Moment
00:19
Parra's alley-oop dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
00:15
Keita throws it down! Motorola Magic Moment
Real Madrid-Paris Basketball | Round 17 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
00:10
Tavares beats the halftime buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment
Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade-Virtus Bologna | Round 16 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
00:12
Niang hammers it home! Motorola Magic Moment
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Niang on the fly! Motorola Magic Moment
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Bonga rejects Edwards! Motorola Magic Moment
Paris Basketball-FC Barcelona | Round 16 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Tavares blocks Booker with force! Motorola Magic Moment
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Toko Shengelia’s nutmeg dish for Jan Vesely’s dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Will Clyburn turns defense into offense! Motorola Magic Moment
Real Madrid-Kosner Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | Round 15 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
00:13
A vicious dunk from Hezonja! Motorola Magic Moment
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Deck with a breakaway dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade-FC Barcelona | Round 14 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
00:18
Clyburn’s fastbreak poster dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
Anadolu Efes Istanbul-Real Madrid | Round 14 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
00:21
Garuba stops Osmani! Motorola Magic Moment
Top 10 Assists | November | 2025-26 EuroLeague
FC Barcelona-LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne | Round 13 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Juani Marcos hits it from deep at the buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment