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In a direct battle to lead the standings, FC Barcelona took the first 'Clasico' in the current Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season by downing Real Madrid 93-80 at Palau Blaugrana on Friday. Barcelona is now atop the Regular Season table with a 12-2 record, with Real right behind at 11-3. Nikola Mirotic led the winners with 31 points and 10 rebounds. Brandon Davies and Nicolas Laprovittola each added 16 while Rokas Jokubaitis had 12 for Barcelona. Fabien Causeur and Thomas Heurtel led Real with 11 points apiece. Sergio Llull, Walter Tavares and Nigel Williams-Goss each had 10 for the guests. ABOUT EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL Euroleague Basketball (EB) is a global leader in the sports and entertainment business, devoted to running the top European competitions of professional basketball clubs under a unique and innovative organizational model. Owned and administered by some of the most successful and historic clubs in the world, EB manages the continent’s two premier men’s basketball competition
