Monday, December 14, 2009

Barca vs. Real Madrid Basketball (Regional News)

In a news article from El Periodico on December 1st, it announces that FC Barcelona will play Real Madrid in basketball for the quarterfinal match in El Copa del Rey. This has been a surprise draw because the teams are now ranked number 1 and 2 in the league so people think it shouldnt be a quarterfinal match. Barcelona beat Real Madrid in Barcelona 87 to 67 on December 20th. The quarterfinals are going to be held between the 19th and the 21st of February.

The other 3 quarterfinal matches are DKV Joventut vs. MMT Estudiantes, Unicaja Malaga vs. Kalise Gran Canaria, and Tau Vitoria vs. Pamesa Valencia. The winner of the Barcelona and Real Madrid match will go on to play the winner of the Tau Vitoria and Pamesa Valencia match in the semifinals.


Here is a link to the online article: http://www.elperiodico.com/default.asp?idpublicacio_PK=46&idioma=CAS&idnoticia_PK=577818&idseccio_PK=1011

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