By Selcuk Bugra Gokalp
ANKARA (AA) - FC Barcelona on Saturday defeated Real Madrid 86-68 in a Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Round 26 basketball game.
Nicolas Laprovittola led Barca to the El Clasico victory with 20 points at WiZink Center in Madrid.
Walter Tavares' 25-point performance wasn’t enough for Los Merengues to come out on top.
With the win, Barcelona took over the top spot in the EuroLeague standings with a one-point advantage over Real Madrid, despite both sides having 20 wins and 5 losses in the league.
- Friday's results:
UNICS Kazan-Crvena Zvezda: 77-84
Lyon-Villeurbanne-Panathinaikos OPAP: 63-76