Another battle between direct rivals will see a potentially decisive showdown in Madrid as Real (16-14) welcomes Milan (16-14).
Game Notes: Madrid vs. Milan

The two teams are currently in a three-way tie with Efes for ninth place, and Milan will look to complete a season sweep after triumphing in November behind 17 points and 8 boards from Zach LeDay. He faces a tough battle in the paint against Walter Tavares, who led Real’s win over ASVEL last week with 23 points. More power in the paint for the home team comes from Gaby Deck, who has recently returned from injury and will be ready to confront former Real star Nikola Mirotic. Another former home fan favorite is Fabien Causeur, who warmed up for his return to the Spanish capital by netting 18 points in last week’s loss at Paris.
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- The home team has won each of the last four games between these teams, including Milan's 85-76 victory in Round 8 with Neno Dimitrijevic scoring a personal-best 22 points.
- Nikola Mirotic made a career-high 6 three-pointers and scored 23 points, and Shavon Shields netted 27 points in Milan's 81-76 win over Real last season.
- Milan forward Nikola Mirotic spent five seasons with Real Madrid, during which time he was a two-time EuroLeague Rising Star Trophy winner (2011 and 2012) and a two-time All-EuroLeague selection (2013 and 2014). He helped Real reach the continental championship game in both 2013 and 2014. Mirotic was a teammate of Sergio Llull.
- Milan guard Fabien Causeur arrived this summer from Real Madrid, where he played the last seven seasons. He helped Real win the EuroLeague in 2018 and 2023.
- Milan head coach Ettore Messina spent just short of two seasons on the Real bench, from 2009 to 2011. He had a 23-13 record in those two seasons in EuroLeague games. Sergio Llull played under Messina in that period.
- This game will be Sergio Llull's 20th against Milan. He has led Real Madrid to a 15-4 record in those games.
- In 1964, Real Madrid and Simmenthal Milano faced each other in the two-game semifinals. Real Madrid bounced back from a 5-point loss in Game 1 to beat Milan 101-78 at Fronton Fiesta Alegre in the Spanish capital. Emiliano Rodriguez scored 31 points for Madrid and Clifford Luyk added 28. Real Madrid went on to win its first continental title.
- In the 1967 European Cup final played in Madrid – under a Final Four format that was suspended after that season until becoming the standard in 1988 – Real Madrid downed Simmenthal Milan 91-83 behind 29 points from Emiliano Rodriguez.
- Real Madrid and Milan met in the 1984 Cup Winners' Cup title game played in Ostend, Belgium. In the closing seconds, Brian Jackson drew a foul and sank both free throws to lift Real Madrid past Simac Milan 82-81. Jackson was the top scorer with 27 points.
- In January 2021, Milan edged Real 76-80 for its only road win in Madrid this century.
- Real beat Milan twice in the 2022-23 season with Dzanan Musa earning MVP of the Round honors in both games. In a 77-83 win in Milan, Musa paced Real with 25 points and a career-best 5 three-pointers made for a PIR of 31. In a 91-87 home win, Musa scored 27 points and had a PIR of 38.
- In December 2021, playing for FC Barcelona in a 93-80 win over Real Madrid, Mirotic scored a career-best 31 points, tied a Barcelona club record with 14 free throws made and also grabbed 10 rebounds for a career-high PIR of 39 to earn MVP of the Round honors.
- Mirotic also tied his career-high PIR of 39 while playing for FC Barcelona in the 2022 Final Four semifinal loss against Real.
- Milan's Leandro Bolmaro and the Real Madrid duo of Gabriel Deck and Facundo Campazzo have been teammates on the Argentine national team.
- Bolmaro was a teammate of Real center Serge Ibaka at FC Bayern Munich last season.
- Walter Tavares led Real to a 73-78 comeback victory in Milan in March 2020 with 13 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks. Tavares accumulated a performance index rating of 29, earning MVP of the Round 27 honors.
- Milan forward Zach LeDay made a career-best 12 two-point shots on 14 attempts playing for Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade in a 2023 playoff Game 4 loss against Real.
- LeDay dished a career-high 6 assists playing for Partizan against Real in November 2022.
- Real guard Alberto Abalde scored 21 points, a career-high, playing for Valencia Basket against Milan in March 2020.
- Dzanan Musa made his career-high 13 free throws against Milan in March 2023.