Highest home bankruptcy for club
“Complete Blackout” embarrasses Alba except for the bones
“Complete Blackout” embarrasses Alba except for the bones
29.03.2025, 10:10 a.m.
It is a disastrous idea: Alba Berlin plays so badly in the Euro League that in the end the highest home bankruptcy is in history. The last place in the table is the receipt.
Alba Berlin has vigorously embarrassed itself in the Euro League and conceded the highest home defeat in club history. In the basement duel, the eleven-time German basketball champion Virtus Bologna lost 64: 108 (32:62), a new low in an already disappointing season. Alba had suffered the highest home bankruptcy in May 2020 against the Spanish top club FC Barcelona (67: 103/-36), this time the difference was 44 points.
“Today we had a complete blackout from the start,” said coach Pedro Calles: “To be honest, I have no explanation for this shortly after the game, because we were actually on the right path. I highly calculate that the fans stayed until the end and that the team supported.” National player Jonas Mattisseck was served: “We have tackled the whole thing with the completely wrong attitude.
27th bankruptcy in the 32nd game
Alba was able to keep up in the first few minutes, but after the 4: 4, the paths of both teams diverge. Alba had major problems on the offensive, not only awarded three-point throws in rows, there were also no simple basket. At least initially the defensive work was right. Nevertheless, the deficit was twice in the first quarter at the 15:27.
But in the second section it was over. The Italians came more and more to throw and also took advantage of their chances. With Alba there was hardly anything left, instead: ball losses and misses. It was now a class difference that was also noticeable in the half -time residue. That continued after the change of sides. Short approaches from the Berlin rearing were suffocated by Bologna in the germ. At the beginning of the last quarter, the gap to 47 points had grown (44:91).
For the bottom of Berlin and the penultimate Bologna, the third last main round game was no longer about anything, both clubs have long since had no chance on the playoff. Alba had to accept the 27th defeat in the 32nd game of the season, the Italians won their eighth victory. The best Berlin thrower was Matt Thomas with eleven points. The highest defeat for the Berliners there was a cross-competition in December 2010. At that time it was 52: 103 in Bamberg (-51).