In the 2006-07 season, FC Barcelona came second in the ACB league and earned a spot in the Euroleague. In the title play-off, without home court advantage, Barça were beaten by Real Madrid.
They finished fourth in the regular season, behind first placed Real Madrid, second placed TAU
Vitoria, and third placed DKV Joventut. The side coached by Dusko Ivanovic won 23 of their 34
regular season games, averaging 77.75 points for and 71.66 against. FC Barcelona started the season
with unexpected defeat at Etosa Alicante (58-51).
In fact, the whole early
season was highly irregular, with another shock defeat at home to Bruesa (65-67) and humiliating
loss in their first visit of the year to Vistalegre to face Real Madrid (90-73). The side was so
poorly placed in the table that it looked they might even miss out on a Copa del Rey berth, but a
five-match winning streak made amends, meaning they did eventually qualify, and after Christmas FC
Barcelona improved considerably and a 14-3 streak moved them back into the top positions. Losses
late in the season at Bilbao (82-69) and Granada (75-68) meant Barça finished fourth, and missed
out on direct access to the Euroleague unless they could make the final in the end season.
That end season started with a match-up against fifth placed
Akasvayu Girona, who they brushed aside 3-1, winning game four on the road to clinch the series
(75-90). Into the semi finals, and it was Tau Vitoria, who had home court advantage and won the
opener, although FC Barcelona took game two to level the series. Now at the Palau Blaugrana, Barça
won game three but Tau took the fourth to take the game back north for the decider in Vitoria,
where FC Barcelona put on the performance of the season to win 79-95 and not only make the final,
but also ensure a place in the Euroleague. The final saw them up against Real Madrid, who had home
court advantage, and it was an uphill struggle after losing both the opening matches in Vistalegre.
Barça restored some hope by winning game three (75-70) but the fourth was not to be their day
and Real Madrid celebrated their ACB championship at the Palau (71-82).