Panathinaikos AKTOR continues his duties in the Euroleague with yet another difficult mission. Ergin Ataman’s team is hosted by Fenerbahce at “Ulker Sports Hall” (20:45, NovaSports 4, sport-fm.gr, News Bulletin 247) for the fourth matchday of the top European competition.
Last week was the most difficult in a while for the European champions, who experienced defeats from Paris (84-80) and Real Madrid (90-86) away, falling to 2-2 and having problems with their performance. The “greens” failed to show the necessary toughness, especially in defense, which they will be asked to change now, in one of the most difficult venues of the competition.
Indeed, Mr Panathinaikos has the opportunity to “erase” the negative results of the “devil’s week” with a victory at the Fener stadium, which few will pass. Of course, he will need to completely change his playing style in order to succeed, but also to withstand the pressure of the Turkish home, which is expected to be… extra “hot” due to the “contradiction” that exists between the fans and the Ergin Ataman.
On the other hand, Lantern has a 3-1 record and is one of the most complete teams in the Euroleague. The only “dark” point of its course so far is the home “drifting” by the Red Star (57-76) who showed the way to Panathinaikos a week ago, getting a great win with a tough defense.
The good news for him Panathinaikos is how he showed that he was “unplugging” in the home match with her AEK Betssonwhich he destroyed with a score of 94-74 for the championship. The same of course applies to Fenerbahce, who beat Bursaspor 95-78 and looked in good shape ahead of the match.
As for absences, he returns for Fener o Marko Gudurichwho lost both of the previous week’s matches. He is expected to make his debut Skylar Maysreplacing the injured Scotty Wilbekin. He will be left out Sertach Sanli.
For Panathinaikos, Ataman is now also at the disposal of Costas Antetokounmpo. THE Kostas Sloukaswho did not play with AEK due to discomfort in his left knee, will compete normally. Dinos Mitoglou and Ioannis Papapetrou were knocked out, as they are suffering from gastroenteritis. Marius Grigonis is doubtful due to a muscle spasm in the lower back.
The game was appointed to be conducted by Carlos Peruga (Spain), Milan Nedovic (Slovenia) and Saulius Racis (Lithuania).
The prehistory
The tradition of the two teams at Euroleague level is very long. From the first match in 2003, o Panathinaikos has 20 wins and Fenerbahçe 17prevailing marginally. Of course, the playoffs of the 2016/17 season stand out, when the Turkish team prevailed 3-0 despite having a home disadvantage, but also the “duel” between them in last year’s semi-final, with the triumph of the “clover”.
In detail:
2000/01: Ulker-Panathinaikos 87-79
2000/01: Panathinaikos-Ulker 84-77
(Top 16) 2002/03: Panathinaikos-Ulker 78-74
(Top 16) 2002/03: Ulker-Panathinaikos 92-73
(Regular Season) 2004/05: Ulker-Panathinaikos 66-64
(Regular Season) 2004/05: Panathinaikos-Ulker 79-72
(Regular Season) 2005/06: Ulker-Panathinaikos 66-82
(Regular Season) 2005/06: Panathinaikos-Ulker 85-69
(Regular Season) 2007/08: Fenerbahçe-Panathinaikos 64-83
(Regular Season) 2007/08: Panathinaikos-Fener 88-68
(Top 16) 2011/12: Fenerbahçe-Panathinaikos 56-77
(Top 16) 2011/12: Panathinaikos-Fener 72-62
(Regular Season) 2012/13: Fenerbahçe-Panathinaikos 73-64
(Regular Season) 2012/13: Panathinaikos-Fener 69-55
(Top 16) 2013/14: Fenerbahçe-Panathinaikos 77-72
(Top 16) 2013/14 Panathinaikos-Fener 76-67
(Regular Season) 2014/15: Panathinaikos-Fener 91-73
(Regular Season) 2014/15: Fenerbahçe-Panathinaikos 84-62
(Top 16) 2015/16: Fenerbahçe-Panathinaikos 82-75
(Top 16) 2015/16 Panathinaikos-Fener 76-71
(Regular Season) 2016/17: Panathinaikos-Fener 81-70
(Regular Season) 2016/17: Fenerbahçe-Panathinaikos 84-63
(Playoffs) 2016/17: Panathinaikos-Fener 58-71
(Playoffs) 2016/17: Panathinaikos-Fener 75-80
(Playoffs) 2016/17: Fenerbahçe-Panathinaikos 79-61
(Regular Season) 2017/18: Panathinaikos-Fener 70-68
(Regular Season) 2017/18: Fenerbahçe-Panathinaikos 67-62
(Regular Season) 2018/19: Panathinaikos-Fener 69-81
(Regular Season) 2018/19: Fenerbahçe-Panathinaikos 85-66
(Regular Season) 2019/20: Panathinaikos-Fener 81-78
(Regular Season) 2020/21: Panathinaikos-Fener 82-68
(Regular Season) 2020/21: Fenerbahçe-Panathinaikos 100-74
(Regular Season) 2021/22: Panathinaikos-Fener 91-87
(Regular Season) 2021/22: Fenerbahçe-Panathinaikos 59-62
(Regular Season) 2022/23: Fenerbahçe-Panathinaikos 107-77
(Regular Season) 2022/23: Panathinaikos-Fenerbahce 88-94
(Regular Season) 2023/24: Fenerbahce-Panathinaikos 83-69
(Regular Season) 2023/24: Panathinaikos-Fenerbahce 74-63
(Final Four) 2023/24: Panathinaikos-Fenerbahce 73-57
Source: Sport Fm
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