Aurélien Canot, Media365, published on Thursday December 18, 2025 at 10:51 p.m.
Nothing is going well in the Euroleague for Paris, beaten on Thursday for the sixth time in a row (95-90), on the floor of Real Madrid, where the French champions, now penultimate, nevertheless led for three-quarters of the evening. They unfortunately came across a ruthless Théo Maledon (21 points).
The photo hurts a lot. After this new disillusionment, Paris occupies the penultimate place in the Euroleague ahead of another of our representatives: ASVEL, bottom red.
Not only did these Parisians, who were left with five defeats before moving onto the floor of Real Madrid, where the Madrilenians had lost only once this season in all competitions, on Thursday for the 17th day, failed to stop the bleeding, but they also suffered a new setback.
A new disappointment – the 12th of the season and the 6th in a row – which pushes them back to this terrible penultimate place. Once again, the French champions will be able to harbor big regrets, because this young Parisian team seemed to have ample potential to create a feat on the grounds of the most successful club in Europe.
Hifi, the fatal failure
Paris, led by a very good Jared Rhoden (19 points, 4 assists, 4 rebounds), author in the first half of one of the dunks of the year, also led the debates for a long time – and was up to eight lengths ahead – before losing ground in a last quarter which he had started with still four points in advance and leaving the Spanish capital with a new defeat, and still very frustrating.
On his team’s penultimate possession, Nadir Hifi, although clearly below his usual standards on Thursday (11 points), had the ball to allow the Parisians to snatch victory. Behind the line, in his favorite exercise, the French international unfortunately only found the circle.
A fatal failure for the current runners-up of Monaco in Betclic Elite, especially since Théo Maledon, author of a very big match (21 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists) and merciless towards the Parisians throughout the match, hit the mark on the basket which had all the makings of a victory.
Like his Cape Verdean teammate Walter Tavares, also decisive (16 points), the former OKC player unfortunately did not play in the right side on Thursday. And Paris, beaten two days earlier at home by another Spanish club (Barcelona), hits (almost) rock bottom.
