- Crvena Zvezda and Real Madrid faced each other in the 1987-88 Korac Cup semifinals. Real swept the two-game series, taking an 82-89 win in Game 1 and an 81-72 triumph in Game 2. Real advanced to the final and ended up lifting the trophy.
- Crvena Zvezda made a club-record 17 three-pointers in a memorable 83-87 road win over Real in December 2017.
- Zvezda's single-game record for two-pointers made is 11, which Alen Omic tied against Real Madrid in March 2018.
- Facundo Campazzo spent the second part of last season with Crvena Zvezda, and helped the team win the Serbian Cup.
- Zvezda's Adam Hanga spent the last two seasons at Real, helped the team win EuroLeague title last season. He was a teammate at Real with all but one player, Facundo Campazzo.
- Real Madrid guard Fabien Causeur was also a teammate of Hanga at Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz. He played alongside Hanga in the 2013-14 and 2015-16 EuroLeague campaigns. Causeur and Hanga helped Baskonia reach the 2016 EuroLeague Final Four.
- Real forward Mario Hezonja and Zvezda guard Nemanja Nedovic were teammates at Panathinaikos Athens during the second part of the 2020-21 season.
- Nedovic and Real point guard Sergio Rodriguez were teammates at EA7 Emporio Armani Milan for the 2019-20 season.
- Zvezda center Mike Tobey and Real forward Alberto Abalde were teammates at Valencia Basket for two seasons, from 2018 to 2020. Together they won the 2019 EuroCup.
- Zvezda's Dejan Davidovac had a career-best 9 rebounds in a loss against Real in November 2021.
- Zvezda point guard Milos Teodosic swiped a career-high 4 steals playing for CSKA Moscow against Real Madrid in January 2016.
- Zvezda shooting guard Nemanja Nedovic matched his career-highs in rebounds (6) and steals (3) playing for AX Armani Exchange Milan against Real in October 2018.
Game Facts - Real Madrid
Facundo Campazzo has PIRs of more than 10 in eight of his last nine games.
Mario Hezonja has scored at least 10 points in eight of his last nine games.
Hezonja has made at least 1 triple in eight of his last nine games.
Vincent Poirier has pulled at least 5 rebounds in nine of his last 10 games.
Season rankings
Vincent Poirier leads the league in blocks with 1.5 per game.
Walter Tavares ranks second in blocks with 1.4 per game.
Tavares ranks seventh in rebounding with 6.4 per game.
Tavares ranks sixth in offensive rebounding with 2.2 per game.
Poirier ranks ninth in offensive rebounding with 2.1 per game.
Facundo Campazzo ranks second in assists with 6.5 per game.
Campazzo is tied for 10th in steals with 1.2 per game.
Mario Hezonja ranks seventh in free throw shooting at 91.7% per game.
Guerschon Yabusele is tied for fifth in three-point shooting at 48.9% per game.
Real leads the league in average team PIR with 106.9 per game.
Real leads the league in scoring with 88.5 points per game.
Real leads the league in assists with 20.5 per game.
Real leads the league in rebounding with 36.6 per game.
Real leads the league in defensive rebounds with 26.8 per game.
Real leads the league in blocks with 3.5 per game.
Real leads the league in free-throw shooting at 82.3%.
Real ranks second in two-point shooting accuracy at 57.7%.
Real has held opponents to a league-low 50.7% two-point shooting.
Real has held opponents to a second-lowest 32.9% three-point shooting.
Records/Milestones
Walter Tavares blocked 88 shots last season to set the all-time single-season record.
Tavares is the competition's all-time leader in blocks with 408.
Tavares is fifth all-time in two-point accuracy at 68.2%.
Tavares ranks sixth all-time with 1,560 rebounds. Ioannis Bourousis is fifth with 1,603 rebounds.
Tavares is ranked sixth all-time with 589 offensive rebounds. Bryant Dunston of Virtus Segaredo Bologna is fifth with 607 and counting.
Sergio Llull ranks fifth all-time in scoring with 3,897 points. Juan Carlos Navarro is fourth with 4,152.
Sergio Rodriguez ranks seventh all-time with 3,731 points scored. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is sixth with 3,749 and counting.
Rodriguez is second all-time with 1,841 assists. Nick Calathes of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is the all-time leader with 2,036 and counting.
Llull is sixth all-time with 1,373 assists. Milos Teodosic of Crvena Zvezda is fifth with 1,427 and counting.
Llull ranks 11th all-time with 695 free throws made. Shane Larkin of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is 10th with 732 and counting.
Llull ranks third all-time with a 2.7-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Facundo Campazzo ranks 14th all-time with a 2.5-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio, while Rudy Fernandez is 17th with a 2.5-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio, and Rodriguez is 20th with a 2.4-to-1 ratio.
Llull is in second place all-time with 620 three-point shots made. Juan Carlos Navarro is the all-time leader with 623.
Rodriguez is third all-time with 600 three-point shots made and Rudy Fernandez is fourth with 590.
Rodriguez is in eighth place all-time with 305 career steals. Pablo Prigioni is seventh with 322.
Fernandez is ranked third all-time with 364 steals. Dimitris Diamantidis is second with 434 steals.
Fernandez needs 28 rebounds to reach 1,000 for his career.
Fernandez needs 3 free throws made to reach 500 for his career.
Rodriguez is in 10th place all-time with 4,040 index rating points. Paulius Jankunas is ninth all-time with 4,067 index rating points.
Dzanan Musa made 178 free throws during the 2022-23 season to set a single-season EuroLeague record.
The next time Sergio Llull steps on the court, he will make his 400th EuroLeague appearance, which is second all-time behind only Kyle Hines.
Game Facts - Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade
Joel Bolomboy has pulled down at least 5 rebounds in 10 of his last 11 games.
Bolomboy has posted PIRs of 10 or more in 10 of his last 11 games.
Yago Dos Santos has made at least 1 three-pointer in 11 straight games.
Dos Santos has double-digit PIRs in seven of his last eight games.
Nemanja Nedovic has made at least 1 three-pointer in seven of his last eight games.
Nedovic has scored in double figures in six of his last seven games.
Season rankings
Joel Bolomboy ranks ninth in rebounding with 5.9 per game.
Bolomboy ranks fifth in offensive rebounding with 2.3 per game.
Luka Mitrovic ranks seventh in offensive rebounding with 2.2 per game.
Milos Teodosic ranks fourth in assists with 5.8 per game.
Crvena Zvezda ranks second in offensive rebounding with 11.9 per game.
Records/Milestones
Milos Teodosic ranks sixth all-time with 574 triples made. Scottie Wilbekin of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is fifth with 580 and counting.
Teodosic is ranked fifth all-time with 1,427 assists. Vassilis Spanoulis is fourth with 1,607.
Milos Teodosic ranks 12th all-time with 3,322 career points. His former teammate Kyle Hines of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan is 11th with 3,335 and counting.
Mike Tobey ranks 15th all-time in two-point accuracy at 64.2%.