In 2024, the Copa del Rey was held in Málaga, once again proving to be a talismanic city for Real Madrid, where the Whites, just like four years ago, reclaimed the title after defeating Barcelona in a thrilling final
In the 2022 ACB, the title went to Real Madrid, who clearly beat a Barcelona team that had the home court factor in its favor (1-3). The Whites dominated throughout the final, won the first game, fought until the last possession in the second and sealed the tie by winning their games in Madrid. The defense, the intensity, but above all the dominance in rebounding, were fundamental to understand the victory, and there the maximum exponent is Edy Tavares, elected MVP
In 2022, the King’s Cup was held in Granada, where Barcelona was once again proclaimed champion. The blaugranas, after scoring more than 100 points on average in the quarterfinals and semifinals, had to overcome a very defensive Real Madrid that took the final to a few points
In the 2021 ACB, Barcelona put an end to a long drought in the competition, beating Real Madrid in the final (2-0), in a reduced best-of-three format. The blaugranas were the clear winners in both games against a Real Madrid side that was severely depleted by their injuries and did not give the impression of being able to compete at almost any point in the final. Pau Gasol, who returned to Barcelona after many years in the NBA, won the title 20 years later, Nikola Mirotic, MVP of the tournament
After the cancellation of 2020 due to the pandemic, there was a desire for a Final Four in 2021. It was held in Cologne, respecting the previous year’s venue, and in the end it was held without spectators and at a minimum to preserve the sanitary aspect of the competition
In 2021, the King’s Cup was held in Madrid. A competition marked by the fact that it was played without spectators due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the final was played between Barcelona and Real Madrid. The Catalans forged their victory with an impeccable first half, leaving the final practically sealed at the halfway point of the game (73-88). Cory Higgins was voted MVP
The 2020 ACB was completed after the halt due to the coronavirus pandemic, with a final tournament, where a group of five matches were played between two groups, and the first two from each group played a final four, where in the semi-finals Barcelona eliminated San Pablo Burgos 98-84, and Baskonia beat Valencia in a hurry 73-75. In the grand final the Basques beat Barça by a tight 67-69 thanks to a final basket by Vildoza. Baskonia, 10 years later, ACB champion
In the ACB of 2019 Real Madrid was proclaimed champion again after defeating a Barcelona that returned three years later to a final, by (3-1). Madrid did not allow the Catalans to win in the capital in the first two games of the final, and then after losing by one in the third, sealed the title with solvency in the fourth game. Campazzo, with a great performance, was awarded with the MVP
Madrid hosted the 2019 Cup, and lived one of the most southern cup finals in the history of the competition, where the referees, in a final between Barcelona and Real Madrid, chained mistakes, even having the instant-replay to check the last move, to take the final to the limit, with Barcelona as the final champion
In 2018 the Cup was held in Gran Canaria, where we lived the tight victory of Barcelona, surpassing in a final of maximum tension to Real Madrid, by (92-90). Heurtel, like the following season, was crowned MVP of the tournament
In the ACB 2016, we lived a Real Madrid vs Barcelona in the final, the fifth in a row. Again, Real Madrid won the title, beating the blaugranas by (1-3). The whites, with a field factor against, started a victory on the opposite field, and closed the tie in the fourth. It’s been 22 years since we’ve seen a repeat ACB champion
