Real Madrid seeks to remain undefeated against a UCAM Murcia team that has never won at the White House
After the defeat on Wednesday in the Euroleague against Panathinaikos (112-115) and ending a streak of 11 consecutive wins, the real Madrid will try to maintain his great sensations of play in the Endesa League this Sunday at the Movistar Arena against a UCAM Murcia (19.00) who has never won in the white house.
With an impeccable balance of six victories and no defeats, those of Pedro Martinezleaders of the ACB, will seek to remain undefeated in the competition, in a week in which they have also lost the Argentine point guard Facundo Campazzowho suffers a injury in the biceps femoris left.
Campazzo is joined by the casualties of Theo Maledon, sprain on the right knee; Mikael Jantunencomplete rupture of the plantar fascia of the left foot; Gabriel Deckintervened by a previous instability in the left shoulder; and Usman Garubabreakage of Achilles tendon of the left leg.
For this reason, the white coach will not have much room for maneuver to make his call, since he has 12 players available.
Call for 11
However, the non-EU status of Damian Jones, Chuma Okeke and Nick Smith Jr.., who reappeared on Wednesday after some discomfort in the fascia of his foot, will mean that Madrid will only have a maximum of 11 pieces of the first team for Sunday.
The extra time played against the Greeks forced the whites to make an extra effort, although it left the minutes of the season for players like Jones himself or Alberto Abaldewhich averaged 20 and 23 ratings respectively.
The best of the European duel was once again the Dominican Happy Andrew (27 points and 28 rating), which will have help in the direction of Max Shulga and the captain Sergio Llullwhich debuted on Wednesday and made history by playing its 20th season in the Euroleague.
Murcia, with Ennis at a high level
For his part, the UCAM Murciawho did not play European competition this week, arrives in the Spanish capital with a record of 3 wins and 3 lossesyes with the escort Dylan Ennis as Most Outstanding Man in the offensive section, with an average of 16.8 points per match.
Those of Site Alonso They stayed close last season break the curse that accompanies them every time they visit the Movistar Arena, but they lost in extra time 131-123, in one of the best games of the 2025/2026 season in the Endesa League.
“Real Madrid is a club with a very high level and maximum difficulty and against them we often play super games, but without the final determination to achieve a victory that we have been looking for for years. In any case, each season is different and we go with the hope to play a good game and continue with the improvement we are having,” said the coach in the preview.
To date, they are 33 visits from UCAM Murcia to the white house -32 in the Endesa League and one more in the Copa del Rey-, although so far, they have always fallen on the local side.
