Basketball: Alba Berlin fails in the Champions League after a crime thriller

Playmaker Martin Hermannsson, who was recently injured, was able to play again for the Bundesliga club. And his team initially got off to a better start and took the lead 9:3. The Berliners worked very carefully on defense, but also benefited from the fact that the defending champions missed many of their first throws.

Alba’s comeback in extra time was not rewarded

But the guests gradually improved and then took the lead again at the start of the second quarter, 17:15. There were only a few points to marvel at in the first half and the defensive lines dominated. The lead changed back and forth. It was only shortly before halftime that Alba was able to pull away a little (34:30).

But after the break the game ended. The hosts made too many mistakes, which Malaga punished coldly. Six and a half minutes before the end the deficit had grown to 16 points (55:71). But Alba fought and actually equalized 74:74 with two free throws from Kayil with 1.8 seconds left. But in extra time Malaga prevailed.