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Real Madrid claim Euroleague basketball title

Beating Turkish giants Fenerbahçe Doğuş 85-80 in final, Spanish powerhouse lifts Euroleague trophy for the 10th time

Ersin Çelik
09:15 - 21/05/2018 Monday
Update: 09:16 - 21/05/2018 Monday
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Basketball - Euroleague Final Four Final - Real Madrid vs Fenerbahce Dogus Istanbul
Basketball - Euroleague Final Four Final - Real Madrid vs Fenerbahce Dogus Istanbul

Real Madrid became the Turkish Airlines Euroleague champions after beating Fenerbahce Dogus 85-80 in the finals at the Serbian capital Belgrade.

The final match at Stark Arena in front of 17,000 fans saw an intense rendezvous.

Real Madrid's Luka Doncic -- who was given the regular season's Most Valuable Player (MVP) award -- scored 15 points.

Doncic, who turned 19 last February, became the youngest player in Euroleague history to be given the MVP award.

Fabien Causeur was Madrid's high scorer with 17 points. He made 3 three-point shots.

Italian power forward Nicolo Melli was Fenerbahce Dogus' highest scorer with 28 points. Brad Wanamaker chipped in with 14 points.

#Fenerbahce Dogus
#Luka Doncic
#Real Madrid
#Stark Arena
#Turkish Airlines Euroleague
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