After a shocking defeat in Moscow, reak traveled t St. Petersburg to keep their dreams for a home advantage at post-season alive.  Their task against Zenit wasn't the easiest one. But then again they are Real Madrid. And somehow they made it through by winning 71-75. Walter Tavares shined for Real with 16 points and 9 rebounds even though he was charged with 3 fouls quite early and only stayed 23 minutes. Gabriel Deck added 15 points and help his team get an important win.

And now Barcelona. Los Blancos don't seem able to find a way to beat Barcelona this season. If they do they have to rely on Tavares and Usman Garuba. Those two can play a critical role in Real's defense and stop the unbeatable lately Davies and Mirotic. Nico Laprovittola will also have a critical role, as he will be the one to give his teammates the rhythm in the offense. Succeding in that will give the hosts a great boost.

FC Barcelona had a rather easy night against Baskonia at Palau Blaugrana last Friday. The hosts beat the Basques 71-57. they took the lead from the very beginning and never trailed. Baskonia rallied to tie it at 40-40 and that was all they could do. A 7-0 run gave Barcelona the lead for good. Nikola Mirotic had a back-to-back great performance with 18 points and Cory Higgins added another 13 for the home team.

Barcelona is at the top of the standings mostly because they are allowing just 73.2 points per game and holding opponents to 34.3% shooting from downtown. So defense plays a key role for this year's Barcelona. But also they have lots of players that could easily "kill" every opponent. And their "commanding officer" is Nick Kalathes. Master in dishing assists, Kalathes will lead his team's offensive effort for yet another game.

The overall record in Euroleague since 2000, is Real Madrid - Barcelona 14-13. 

Let's take a look at main and special odds markets offered at bet365 website :

• FullTime Result : 2.30 (Real Madrid) - 1.66 (Barcelona)
• Over/Under 156.5 points : 1.90 (Over) - 1.90 (Under)
• Race to 20 points: 2.00 (Real Madrid) - 1.71 (Barcelona)

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Barcelona had an easy double week. And they owe a lot to Higgins for that. The American star is in great shape for the last three months and with his 14.5 points and 4.0 assists per game in that period he offers his team the best he can. That is what he is expected to do tonight against one of the Euroleague's shining stars. Gabriel Deck. the Argentinian forward has averaged 14.7 points on 75.0% three-point shooting and 5.3 rebounds in his last three games and helps his team in a critical point of the season.