EuroLeague: To secure the home advantage for Monaco, final play-in qualification for Efes

Its curtain opens tonight 34th and last matchday in the regular season of this year’s Euroleague!

Apart from the home test of Panathinaikos AKTOR against Alba Berlin (21:15), tonight’s schedule includes four more matches, with Monaco looking for a win against Bayern Munich to secure home advantage in the playoffs, Efes looking only for a win at home to Red Star to enter the playin, while the only way is the victory for Armani Milano, against Maccabi.

The action will start on 20:00, when we will have jamball in the only pointless game of the evening. Having lost all hope of entering the play-ins last week after losing at home to Monaco, the Zalgiris hosts the definitely first Real Madrid, wanting to finish the season ideally in front of her fans who will once again fill the “Zalkyrio Arena”. The Lithuanians have won all three of their most recent EuroLeague home games, while they have celebrated in both of their previous meetings with the “queen” in Kaunas. On the other hand, Real wants to return to the positive results after its defeat by Baskonia, so that it can enter the post season!

At the same time, her match will begin Monaco with the Bayern Munich. Saša Obradovic’s side need the win to ensure they have home court advantage in the playoffs. Coming off three consecutive wins against Valencia, Villerban and Zalgiris, the home side will be looking to pick up another win (their fifth in a row) against the Bavarians, who were knocked out after four successive defeats against Valencia, Maccabi, Barcelona and Panathinaikos.

Half an hour later (20:30), its launch will take place in Istanbul Ephesus-Red Star, in a meeting in which the scoring interest is one-sided. Raised psychologically after their two consecutive away victories in derbies with compatriot Fenerbahce, in Euroleague and Turkish championship, Mijatovic’s team knows that with a win they ensure their presence in the playin. Unbeaten since March 15, Efes are called upon to… get the job done against a Red Star who will only be playing for their prestige as they have no hopes of a top ten finish, having lost 8 of their last 9 Euroleague games, while he has to celebrate away from home since last January.

Finally, on 21:05 will start in Belgrade on Maccabi Tel Aviv-Armani Milan, with the Israelis certain to be seventh, after last week’s defeat in Barcelona. On the other hand, the Italians keep alive some slim hopes of qualifying for the play-ins, but apart from their own victory tonight, they also want… help. For Ettore Messina’s side to make it to the top ten, they will first need to beat Maccabi, expecting Efes to lose to Red Star, but also Partizan to lose to Valencia on Friday night (12/4).

The program of the 34th matchday in detail:



Thursday 11/4

Monaco-Bayern Munich (20:00

Zalgiris-Real Madrid (20:00)

Ephesus-Red Star (20:30)

Maccabi Tel Aviv-Armani Milan (21:05)

Panathinaikos-Alba (21:15)

Friday 12/4

Olympiacos-Fenerbahce (21:15)

Partizan-Valencia (21:30)

Virtus Bologna-Basconia (21:30)

Villeurbanne-Barcelona (22:00)