Panathinaikos-Monaco: For the return to victories, the “greens” against Spanoulis

Back to duties with a big match for Panathinaikos. His team Ergin Ataman welcomes her Monaco at OAKA (21:15, NovaSports Prime, sport-fm.gr, News Bulletin 247) for its 12th matchday Euroleague.

In any case, this matchup was of great interest, with two of the top teams of the tournament going head-to-head. However, he got an even bigger one, as in this match he will make his debut on the Monegasque bench Vasilis Spanouliswho was announced a few days ago as his replacement Sasha Obradovic.

The “greens” therefore aim to… wear out the welcome of the Greek technician and to return to victories. The previous matchday, Panathinaikos was defeated 84-77 by Zalgiris in Kaunas, in a match that had significant absences (Osman, Grigonis, Antetokounmpo, Moraitis) but also Christos Serelis instead of him Ergin Ataman on the bench.

Both the “clover” and the Monaco they have a 7-4 record, with the visitors coming off of two-game winning streaks against Baskonia (87-75) and Villerban (103-92). In general, the French club has shown an instability in the first part of the season, which was also the reason for the departure of Saša Obradović. Now, the French aspire to him Spanoulis to stabilize at the top of the standings, looking for a very demanding victory in the OAKA.

Regarding the competitive news of the two teams, Panathinaikos cannot count on this time either Marius Grigonis and Costa Antetokounmpo. Of course, he returns Chedi Osmanwho completed his duties with the Turkish national team and even made amazing appearances. The same applies to him Ergin Atamanwho will once again take his place on the seven-star bench.

Monaco, for its part, is facing significant problems. Vassilis Spanoulis cannot count on the long-injured Furkan Korkmazhim not yet ready to return Nick Calathesbut also him Ma’am Zaite.

It is worth noting that her unveiling will take place in this particular match 3rd team appearancewhich will impress all “clover” lovers. At the same time, Mr Dimitris Giannakopoulosafter his acquittal by the Single-member Court of First Instance of Athens for the complaints made against him by the presidents of KAE Olympiacos, Giorgos and Panagiotis Angelopoulos, he sent a return message to OAKA.

The game will be directed by Ilja Belosevic (Serbia), Tomislav Hordov (Croatia) and Milos Koliensic (Montenegro).

The history of the two teams

The pre-history of the two groups is very short, as the Monaco participates for only the 4th season in Euroleague. The French have prevailed in four out of six matchesbut the two in which they were defeated were those of last year’s regular season.

30/09/2021 Monaco-Panathinaikos 75-63 (Regular time)

01/02/2022 Panathinaikos-Monaco 83-91 (Regular duration)

21/10/2022 Panathinaikos-Monaco 80-83 (Regular duration)

08/03/2023 Monaco-Panathinaikos 84-70 (Regular Time)

20/12/2023 Monaco-Panathinaikos 90-91 (Regular duration)

11/01/2024 Panathinaikos-Monaco 88-63 (Regular Time)