EL Real Madrid managed to take revenge this Sunday from Valencia Basket (96-89) in its twenty-fifth consecutive victory as a local in Endesa Leaguea streak that begins to take historical dyes. Precisely the last white defeat in the competition was as a visitor in La Fonteta on day 13 (85-84). As for the Movistar Arena, you have to go back much further back in time to find a Madrid tropiezo.
Real Madrid’s eaves, Alberto Abalde, celebrates a basket at the Movistar Arena.EFE
Those of Chus Mateo lost at home for the last time in a league clash 401 days ago. It was in the visit of Baxi Manresa during day 27 of last year, when the Catalan squad won in the capital by 72-83. After that March 31, 2024Real Madrid won the remaining 9 commitments as a local of the 2023-24 season, between regular league and playoff, and currently has a perfect 16 of 16 in 2024-25.
25 triumphs in a row at home, one of his record
In total, 25 triumphs followed by local. Are we facing a record? Not yet. The Madrid club must defeat Granada on May 25 on day 33 to match its best historical streak in its own fief. He arrived at 26 with Pablo Laso on the bench Between the end of 2015 and February 2017, when the Herbalife Gran Canaria of Luis Casimiro said enough (81-93). Barça has the absolute record with 33.
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The Madrid coach, Chus Mateo, celebrates a basket at the Movistar Arena.EFE
Real Madrid has the opportunity to seal in its next game the mathematical leadership of the Endesa 2024-25 League. You must only add one more victory to His long history of 18 consecutive in the globaltaking into account both their home and visitor matches. And it still does not know the defeat in the second round.
While it is an amazing streak, it has several precedents in the ACB trajectory of the Madrid club. He also added 18 triumphs in a row in 2020-21 and left until 19 in 1986, at 27 in 1984-85 and the 28 between 2013 and 2014.
Just a precedent without losing in the second round
There is only one team throughout the ACB period that has managed to complete a perfect second round without fitting any defeat: Real Madrid himself in 1984-85. Then, a template commanded by Lolo Sáinz won the 14 games of the second phase within Group A1. Some time later, in 2019-20, Barça was also undefeated (6 of 6) when the regular phase was truncated on day 23 after the Covid-19 pandemic exploded.
