Barcelona victorious in EuroLeague El Clasico

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FC Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 86-68 in a Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Round 26 basketball game on Friday.

Nicolas Laprovittola led Barca to the El Clasico victory with 20 points at WiZink Center in Madrid.

Walter Tavares' 25-point performance wasn’t enough for Los Merengues to come out on top.

With the win, Barcelona took over the top spot in the EuroLeague standings with a one-point advantage over Real Madrid, despite both sides having 20 wins and 5 losses in the league.

Friday's results:

UNICS Kazan-Crvena Zvezda: 77-84

Lyon-Villeurbanne-Panathinaikos OPAP: 63-76

Real Madrid-FC Barcelona: 68-86