On this day nine years ago, the winningest team in Europe, Real Madrid, finally returned to the EuroLeague Final Four after a 15-year absence. Since Los Blancos had won their eighth title in 1995, they had failed to reach the final stage. This time it took all five games of a playoff series against Valencia Basket, but finally, Real managed to punch its ticket to Barcelona, where the Final Four was held in 2011.