Real Madrid Basket 97-73: A show of force against Barcelona
Real Madrid were unplayable in a Clásico they dominated from start to finish. There was a fantastic performance from the Rudy-Sergio Rodríguez partnership.
Marcelo, the defender with the most assists in La Liga
NEWS | 06/02/2015 | JAVIER GARCÍA
He has made five assists so far this season.
Marcelo is going through one of the best spells of his career. The Brazilian is contributing in both defence and attack. In the last two games, against Real Sociedad and Sevilla, the first Madrid goal happened the same way: a Marcelo cross from the left leading to a goal from James. The White's left back is the La Liga defender with the most assists, he has notched up five. He is ahead of Juanfran and Gayá, who have provided three assists each.
The first Marcelo assist came in the Whites thrashing at the Riazor stadium. On that day, he combined with Bale in the 1-4 victory. On the next matchday, the Brazilian linked up with Cristiano for the team's third goal against Elche. The third assist came against Celta, once against Cristiano got the goal. The last two assists were finished off by James.
Marcelo Yellow Card Update :
- The La Liga commission said that although Marcelo did not touch him, the foul was too dangerous.
- Real Madrid's appeal for the yellow card has not been accepted. They will appeal again today.
Players out for the game against Atlético tomorrow : Ramos, Marcelo, Pepe, Modric, James.
- No matter who is out, even if we play all our Castilla boys, they'll still be ready to kill for the shirt, the crest demands it.