Bayern Munich-Olympiako: A dangerous outing in the always welcoming Munich for the “red and whites”

With a difficult and dangerous exit in Germany, his European journey continues Olympiakou! The team of Giorgos Bartzokas is being tested tonight (21:45, sport-fm.gr, News Bulletin 247, Novasports Prime) at home Bayern Munich in the game with which the curtain falls on the 5th matchday of the Euroleague.

Last week and in the first double match of this year’s competition, the “red and white” completed their duties with one win and one loss. The start was ideal, since thanks to their excellent defense, they imposed themselves with the impressive 89-68 by Armani Milano in SEF, to be followed three days later, the defeat in the details by the Anatolou Efes (91-89) in Turkey. After these results, Piraeus are in 7th place in the standings with a record of 2-2.

Tonight, Olympiacos will not be alone in Munich, as the “SAP Garden” will turn into a small… SEF, since about 2,500 friends of the “red and white” they will give a thunderous “presence” in the stands of the stadium, having traveled both from Greece and many cities in Germany, as well as from other parts of Europe.

On the other hand, the Bavarians are coming off an impressive home win with score 109-107 over Paris, perhaps in the most impressive game of this year’s Euroleague so far! Earlier, they had known defeat with 86-78 from Partizan in Belgrade, a match in which they found themselves chasing differences of up to 16 points. On Saturday, Gordon Herbert’s side suffered a shock defeat in Germany by Sideniks (79-75)showing that she still – thanks to the beginning of the season – has a lot of ups and downs in her performance.

However, the only thing that is certain is that Bayern is one this year productive offensive machinesince, in her two home games, she counts 103 points averagewhile it has by far the best attack of the tournament in the first 4 matches (90.8 points). At the same time, she is first in accurate and executed three-pointers (12/31), as well as in points from the transition.

In the competition now, Olympiacos traveled to Germany without the injured player Keenan Evans and the young man Stefanos Spartaliswith Nigel Williams-Goss from his side, he is included in the mission, but, as Giorgos Bartzokas stated, he will not compete for precautionary reasons. All the rest are normally at the disposal of the Greek coach, as well as Evan Fournier, who returns to the mission after his absence from the championship match with Karditsa.

Finally, regarding delivery, the “red and white” have “built” an excellent streak in recent years against Bayern, since They are on a seven-game winning streakregardless of headquarters! In fact, Olympiacos has a 5-2 record in Munich! The last pink card for the Bavarians was the one on November 23, 2020, with the Germans prevailing at home with a score of 74-68.

The history of the two teams in detail:



31/10/2013: Olympiacos-Bayern 88-83 (Regular Season)

05/12/2013: Bayern-Olympiakos 103-105 (Regular Season)

20/11/2018: Bayern-Olympiakos 62-72 (Regular Season)

03/19/2019: Olympiacos-Bayern 89-69 (Regular Season)

19/11/2019: Bayern Munich-Olympiakos 85-82 (Regular Season)

1/17/2020: Olympiacos-Bayern Munich 89-72 (Regular Season)

23/10/2020: Bayern Munich-Olympiakos 74-68 (Regular Season)

8/1/2021: Olympiacos-Bayern Munich 84-82 (Regular Season)

15/12/2021: Olympiacos-Bayern Munich 83-60 (Regular Season)

4/3/2022: Bayern Munich-Olympiakos 88-98 (Regular Season)

17/11/2022: Bayern Munich-Olympiakos 71-82 (Regular Season)

09/03/2023: Olympiakos-Bayern Munich 102-74 (Regular Season)

08/12/2023: Olympiacos-Bayern Munich 77-69 (Regular Season)

01/02/2024: Bayern Munich-Olympiakos 72-76 (Regular Season)