Real Madrid faces its fourth Final Four in the last five seasons, although it does not do so in the best conditions after arriving at this event with the losses of Edy Tavres and Alex Len, two of its three centers: the Cape Verdean, a fundamental figure in understanding the successes of the white club, injured his left knee in the first playoff game against Hapoel, while Len suffered an injury to the plantar fascia of his left foot. Both will also not be able to help Sergio Scariolo’s team for the remainder of the season due to their ailments.
This means that, in addition to the incorporation of Omer Yurtseven, although he will not be able to play in European competition, to alleviate these losses until June 30, 2026, the chances of seeing the Madrid team with a 12th Euroleague title have been considerably reduced.
Only Musa supports a possible Madrid victory
The specialized media Eurohoops has carried out a survey with up to 20 players from the top continental competition to try to predict the champion of this year’s Final Four in Athens, and only one is betting on a victory for Real Madrid in the Hellenic capital.
Dzanan Musa, in his time as a Real Madrid player.
This is the case of Dzanan Musa, a former player for the white team during 2022 and 2025. The Bosnian, current member of the Dubai Basketball squad, was a participant and key player in the last Euroleague achieved by those from the capital of Spain in 2023 and, with a clear nod to his former teammates, he wanted to wish them luck and support them in this event, although he is not wet about the results: “I can’t say who “He is the favorite, but I want Real Madrid to win,” he said.
Half of those surveyed bet on Olympiacos
The rest of the selected teams do not see Madrid as the winner of this Euroleague. Some of them, like Jordan Loyd, blame this drop in the polls on their interior injuries: “I liked Madrid from the beginning of the playoffs, but now they have a lot of injuries,” declared the Anadolu Efes guard, who opted for a final between Valencia and Olympiacos, with the Greeks winning the match.
Vezenkov tries to create his space and score in an action in the match against Monaco.
And it is that 10 of the players who have participated in this vote consider Bartzokas’s team as champions, who play “at home.” On the other hand, six of the players are betting on Fenerbahçe, while Nadir Hifi, Elijah Bryant, Zac Seljaas and Iffe Lundberg have hope of seeing Valencia Basket finish completing the feat and lift their first title in the top continental competition.
