Tonight, the curtain opens on the 33rd and penultimate race in Euroleaguewith today’s schedule including six matches, including his game Olympiakou in Belgrade.
In the first timed game of the evening, Zalgiris welcomes in the packed “Zalgirio Arena” the formed Maccabi Tel Aviv (20:00). Lithuanians are in 9th place of the standings with a 17-15 record, tied with 8th Baskonia. The match in Kaunas is very important for the home team, since in the event of a defeat, the chances of qualification decrease dramatically. On the other hand, the Israelis, coming from six consecutive victories in the competition, are in 5th place (19-13), while with a win tonight they lock their presence in the playoffs.
At 20:45, we have the first jamball in the big one istanbul derby, where the 6th of the rating Fenerbahce (18-14) hosts at Ulker Sports Arena on the 10th Ephesus (16-16). Dimitris Itoudis’ team comes from two heavy away defeats against Baskonia (92-69) and Real (90-75), results that left them permanently out of the top four.
On the other hand, European champion plays its last card tonight in order to stay in the hunt for eighth place and qualification for the playoffs of the competition. Ergin Ataman’s team bounced back last week, defeating Armani (89-69) and Virtus (86-67), as a result of which they remain one win away from the top eight. In the event of a loss tonight permanently misses the “train” of the playoffs, while in the best scenario, she would like a win of her own and defeats by Baskonia and Zalgiris.
One of the most indifferent scoring games of the tournament takes place in Spain, where at 21:30, the Valencia welcomes her Virtus Bologna. The “bats” are in 13th place with a record of 14-18, even counting seven wins in the last six games of the Euroleague… On the other side, the Italians “paid” for the four consecutive defeats of the last month, which resulted in them falling to the 14th place in the standings (13-19).
A quarter of an hour later, specifically at 21:45, h Real Madrid hosts at the “WiZink Center” the faltering and indifferent in grades, Bayern Munich. The away defeat with a score of 104-90 by Partizan dropped Chus Mateo’s team to 3rd place (22-10), tied with Barcelona, ​​but also one win away from pioneer Olympiakos. The goal for the “merenches” tonight is none other than to confirm the title of the favorite, exhausting their chances of taking first place until the final.
On the other hand, the Bavarians are eagerly waiting for the conclusion of this season in the Euroleague, having missed the goal of the eight for some time. Andrea Trinkeri’s team is coming off a five-game losing streak in the league, dropping them to 11-21.
Finally, one-sided is the interest in the game between Baskonia and the Villerban (22:00) in Vitoria, bringing the curtain down on today’s program. The hosts are in 8th place with a 17-15 record and they only need a win tonight to stay in the playoffs. In fact, the Basques can from today lock the qualification if they win over the worst team in this year’s competition (8-24) and at the same time Zalgiris is defeated in their own match.
Source: Sport Fm
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