Real Madrid and Unicaja de Málaga will meet in the Copa del Rey basketball semifinal. The white team is the great contender to win the title, while the people from Malaga are the unexpected guests of the tie. The match will be played at the Palau Olímpic in Badalona at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 18.
The people of Madrid had to suffer until the end to be able to close the match against Valencia Basket. Real Madrid arrived with a favorite cartel, but found themselves with a rival who put up a lot of war. In fact, the Valencians were able to take the cat into the water by having the last basket of the match to finish, but the score remained 86-85 in favor of the whites.
Unicaja de Málaga has the possibility of reaching the final after having overcome Barça in a great game. The Catalans let slip a double-digit lead and the Andalusians forced extra time. In extra time, after a superhuman effort and with a Dario Brizuela from another planet, Unicaja managed to beat one of the great favorites of the tournament 87-89.
Both teams had to squeeze themselves to the maximum to reach the semifinals. However, Real Madrid continues to be the firm candidate to be in the final. Having seen the difficulties to beat Valencia and the surprise of the Malaga team, Chus Mateo's boys would not do well to trust their apparent superiority.
The semifinal of the Copa del Rey between Real Madrid and Unicaja de Málaga will be played at the Palau Olímpic de Badalona at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 18. The retransmission will be carried out by
