Euroleague: Return with Zots vs Itoudis

Back to action for Euroleague after the break for Cup matches across Europe.

Her schedule 25th matchday opens with four matches and of the eight teams competing, only one has managed to conquer the institution in its country. Among them is his effort Panathinaikouwho with a new coach and many absences is tested in Milan against Armani.

The first jambol will be held in Tel Aviv, where the Maccabi welcomes her Bayern Munich. The “people’s team” was one of the most disappointed of the Cup, as it was defeated in the final by Hapoel Jerusalem. Instead, the Bavarians were among those celebrating as they defeated Oldenburg in the Final Four and thus won the trophy. As for the Euroleague, the Israelis are the ones who have hopes for the eight. At the moment, Maccabi is in 12-12while on the other hand Trinchieri’s team at 9-15, so her hopes are very slim. In the first round match, Bayern had won 98-89 in Munich.

The continuation will be given in Madrid. There, the Real hosts Zalgiris. The “queen” is in second place with 16-7while on the other hand the team of Kaunas is on the… threshold of the octant with 13-11. The motivation at Real is twofold. On the one hand, because in the first round match in Kaunas, he was defeated 81-72 and on the other hand because it comes from the failure in the Final 8 of the Spanish Cup, where it was eliminated in the semi-finals by Unique. At the same time, the team of Chus Mateo received a competitive blow, as they lost to injury Sergio Yule. He also has a small problem Janan Musawho is doubtful, while O. suffers from a virus Adam Hanga. On the contrary, the previous days went well for her Zalgirisbecause it comes from winning the Lithuanian Cup, where it defeated Ionava in the final.

Finally, a very strong match is expected in Belgrade. THE Partizan hosts Fenerbahce or rather the teacher Zeljko Obradovic welcomes his old… student Dimitris Itoudis. Both are in the playoff zone, with the Turkish champions in the 14-9 and the “black and white” to follow in 13-11. In the match of the first round there was a very strong derby in Istanbul, with Partizan winning 73-72. However, the past few days have not been good for Zots’ team. And this is because, in the Final 8 of the Cup, he was eliminated in the semi-finals by the “eternal” rival Red Star. On the other hand, Fenerbahce is back in action after about 20 days. The deadly earthquake in Turkey at the beginning of February it led to the suspension of the competitive obligations of the team of Dimitris Itoudis, which has to compete from the 5th of the month.

The schedule for the 25th matchday:

Thursday, 23/2

Maccabi Tel Aviv-Bayern Munich (21:05)

Armani Milan-Panathinaikos (21:30)

Real Madrid-Zalgiris (21:45)

Partizan-Fenerbahce (22:00)

Friday, 24/2

Red Star-Alba Berlin (20:00)

Villerban-Ephesus (21:00)

Virtus Bologna-Basconia (21:30)

Valencia-Olympiacos (21:30)

Barcelona-Monaco (21:45)