Panathinaikos leader and injuries put Real Madrid’s good streak to the test

He real Madrid (6-3) has a real test of fire tonight: he receives in the Movistar Arena (20:45 h./M+) to the leader of the competition, the Zeljko Obradovic’s Panathinaikos (7-2), in the, a priori, most outstanding match of the 10th day of the Euroleague.

Pedro Martínez’s men are on a winning streak and are, numbers in hand, the fittest team in the competition. After a bad start (0-3 was their worst start in the history of the top continental competition) in which they became bottom, those of Pedro Martinez Since then, they have had six consecutive victories in Europe (11 if we also add those achieved in the Endesa League) and have risen to fourth position in the standings.

Campazzo, the last to fall

But not everything is good news for the Madrid team. And the recent victories have taken a heavy toll in the form of injuries. The last one, that of Facundo Campazzowhich is added to that of Theo Maledontheir best player in the Euroleague (16.3 points, 5.2 assists and 20.4 efficiency), affected by a sprained right knee, leaving Happy Andrew as the only pure base to face the Greek team.

Furthermore, the Whites’ squad depth has been reduced to 12 players due to long-term injuries to Jantunen, Deck or Garuba. On a positive note, Nick Smith Jr. He returns to the team after overcoming some discomfort in the fascia of his foot.

Panathinaikos, for its part, comes into this match as the leader, although tied with the Olympiacos after falling on the last day on the track of the Anadolu Efes (83-68). Looking ahead to this match, Obradovic can recover the veteran Kostas Sloukasinjured his knee at the end of last season and would play his first minutes in the Euroleague.