Nothing is impossible for Real Madrid. They showed it again tonight at the Zalgirio Arena in another test in self-improvement. Although missing three of their most significant players (Deck, Yabusele, and Poirier), they defeated Barcelona in the Euroleague semifinals, like they did last season, as well as in 2013 and 2014, and will play their sixth final in the last ten seasons, and the 20th overall in this competition.

A Clásico in which Chus Mateo's men had to contend with Barcelona's excellent success in the triple, which made the game extremely difficult. Yet the team held on in the crucial moments to deliver the knockout blow with a massive second half.

The big protagonists of the triumph were Tavares, who was huge throughout the game (20 points, 14 rebounds, and a PIR of 37), and a decisive Sergio Rodrguez in the final stretch with 9 straight points out of his 12. Hezonja (14, 9, and 18) and Williams-Goss (10 points) performed well too.

We will face Olympiacos, who defeated Monaco, in the final on Sunday at 7:00 pm.