There are few things more traditional in the world than the Christmas holiday. And there are few things more classic in sports than a Barca-Real Madrid match. If you put the two together in the same shaker, as basketball has been doing for years, the formula always works. It doesn’t matter if it’s repeated, because that’s what traditions and classics are based on, happy repetition. So wear a classic for Christmas, or New Year’s Eve, or New Year’s, or the Three Wise Men… and success is guaranteed. This time it has been put on the calendar as the last major sporting event of 2024: Sunday, December 29, at 8:30 p.m. The ACB has been re-editing the system for some time, although it is true that the EuroLeague stole that possibility last year. The thing works for two main reasons. First, because basketball is a perfect game for family fun, during a festive and holiday season like the present. Second, and no less important, is Lack of competition to date, where lazy football chooses to pack its bags and not meet the needs of that familythat both basketball, With the NBA aheadLike the super-professional NFL, they know how to satisfy until they turn into great moments of their season.
At this time, Today’s Classic is strange from a strictly sporting perspective. Both have reached an unusual situation, having dug through their respective crises at different stages. Since 2015, one of the two has always crossed the lead at the start of the year. Real Madrid is now in fifth place Barcelona, seventh. Their balance sheets are also unusual: 18-14 years 16-15. The two Clasicos played this season have been white. And the latest streak also favors Chus Mateo’s team, but as the coach warns: “There are no favorites.” This is tradition.
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