The Copa del Rey in basketball starts this Thursday in Badalona with the quarterfinal match between Real Madrid and Valencia, followed by a match between Barcelona and Unicaja. On the other side of the draw, Tenerife meet Gran Canaria in an island derby with high expectations on Friday, and Baskonia play hosts Joventut in the last game of the clash.
Real Madrid and Barcelona, who have shared the last 13 Copas del Rey, will face off in a hypothetical semifinal on Saturday if the two teams win their quarterfinals. The final will take place on Sunday 19th at 19:00 and Movistar+ will be responsible for broadcasting all the matches of the competition.
Barcelona will defend the title they won in Granada last year with Nikola Mirotic being named MVP. The Catalans have been champions in four of the last five editions. In that five-year span, he only eluded the 2020 Real Madrid raised at Malaga.
These are the Copa del Rey fixtures and schedule:
Thursday February 16th:
Real Madrid-Valencia Basket (6:30pm)
Barcelona – Unicaja (9:30 p.m.)
Friday February 17th:
Tenerife-Gran Canaria (6:30 p.m.)
Baskonia-Joventut (9:30 p.m.)
Saturday February 18th: first semi-final between the winners on Thursday (6:30 p.m.) and second semi-final between the winners on Friday (9:30 p.m.).
Sunday February 19th: End (7:00 p.m.).
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