He Real Madrid opens 2026 this Friday, January 2 at the Movistar Arena receiving Dubai Basketball on matchday 19 of the regular phase of the Euroleague 2025/26in a direct duel for the Top 10 which marks the limit of the play-in. The whites (10-8) arrive with two defeats in their last three European games but with only one defeat at home in the competition, with Sergio Scariolo managing the wear and tear of a calendar that includes four duels in seven days and two Clásicos against Barça. The Emirati debutant (9-9), revelation team of the season, adds two consecutive victories (Anadolu Efes and Olimpia Milano) and depends on the explosions of Dwayne Bacon, McKinley Wright y Filip Petrusev to surprise a rival who cannot afford setbacks in their fortress.
