Euroleague: Matches in Belgrade, City and German battle

After two consecutive “devil weeks” that forced the situation, her teams Euroleague are back to normal with the 22nd (and odd) matchday.

The schedule for Thursday (18/01) opens with a very nice match in Polis, as the Effects hosts her Barcelona. The Turkish club is in a difficult position with a record of 8-13 and has a big “must” in order not to lose the train of the top ten, while the Spaniards count 4 consecutive victories and have finished second. The favorites are the guests, but the Effects showed last week with the victory over Virtus (99-75) that no one should underestimate her.

Then comes one of probably the most fun-to-watch games of the season, the one on one Red Star and her Baskonia in Belgrade. Both teams are coming off wins, with the home team (9-12) having a chance to get very close to a top ten contender. On the other hand, the Basques (11-10) are very dangerous, and they know that with a possible victory they will leave an important opponent far behind.

A little later the program includes the German battle between them Alba Berlin and her Bayern Munich at the “Mercedes Benz Arena”. Certainly there is not much interest in the score, since the home team is at the bottom with a 4-17 record, but such a match always has something to offer. The Bavarians, after all, have not yet lost their train tenfrom which they are distant just 2 winsso they definitely want “double” to stay alive.

The day ends with the match between them Virtus Bologna and her Villerban at the “Segafredo Arena”. The Italians are showing the first signs of ‘deflating’ as they suffered two heavy defeats by Maccabi and Effects in the “devil’s week”. The club of Lyon is an ideal opponent for a reaction victory, however the Villerban they are an unpredictable team and if underestimated they can do damage.

Thursday’s schedule in detail:

19:30 Anatolou Efes-Barcelona (NovaSports 4)

20:00 Red Star – Baskonia (NovaSports Start)

21:00 Alba Berlin-Bayern Munich (NovaSports 6)

21:15 Olympiacos-Maccabi Tel Aviv (NovaSports Prime)

21:30 Virtus Bologna-Villerban (NovaSports 5)