Joe Ingles-led Barcelona falls short in title defence Joe Ingles led the scoring but it wasn't enough to get Regal FC Barcelona over the line. Picture: Gene Lluis. ADELAIDE-born dual-Olympian Joe Ingles has led FC Barcelona Regal with 25 points overnight but its Spanish league title defence fell short 71-79 to arch rival Real Madrid. Real took the deciding Game Five of the championship series against a severely depleted Barca outfit which did well to force the series to a fifth game. Ingles, arguably the Boomers' best player at the London Olympics after having a particularly outstanding game against the US at the Beijing Games in 2008 as well, is out of contract and keen to again pursue NBA possibilities. In London he had 19 points, including two three-pointers, eight rebounds, six assists and three steals against LeBron James and Co. New Orleans Pelicans are believed to have great interest in the 203cm swingman who is 25 and won an NBL championship with South Dragons in 2009 after being the Rookie of the Year in 2007. Real jumped to a 10-0 start in Game Five before multiple-Lithuanian Olympian Sarunas Jasikevicius led a fightback, closing the margin to 18-20 at the first break. Jasikevicius finished with 23 points, Barcelona tasting the lead during the second quarter before Real, which also KO'd its traditional nemesis in the Euroleague semi finals in London last month, took control.