The fifth “devil’s week” of this year Euroleague it is now a fact! Her curtain 16th and penultimate game of the first round opens tonight with seven strong, lopsided and highly interesting matches across Europe.
Stand out from his home game Panathinaikou AKTOR with Armani Milano at the packed OAKA, tonight’s schedule includes big games!
It starts at 20:00, with Monaco to welcome at the “Salle Gaston Medecin” her Bayern Munich. His team Vasilis Spanoulis comes from the huge double with the emphatic 99-69 over Fenerbahçe in Istanbul, thus rising to 2nd place in the standings with a record of 10-5! With five wins in their last six European games, the Monegasques are one of the “hottest” teams in the competition at the moment!
On the other hand, the Germans continue their high flights in the institution, counting hopefully two wins in a row, most recently against Maccabi Tel Aviv. The entirety of it Hebert is in 3rd place with the same record as Monaco and as it is easy to see, tonight’s match is of crucial importance.
At 21:05, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Baskonia they will cross their swords in Belgrade and the “Pionir Hall”, with both teams “burning” for an immediate return to victory. The Israelis are 16th in the standings with a 4-11 record while coming from three straight losses and seven in the last eight games of the institution, at the time where the Basques count two more victories (6-9) for 14th place. The Spaniards are coming from two consecutive defeats, while, it is noteworthy that they have one of the worst away record of the competition, since they count just one win in their seven games this year away from Vitoria!
Almost half an hour later, specifically at 21:30, h Barcelona hosts Fenerbahce in Palau Blaugrana, in one of the strongest games of tonight. All the good things they built at the beginning of the season have been destroyed all at once in the last month by the “Blaugranas”, as, with just one win in the last six matches, have fallen to 11th place in the Euroleague (8-7). The previous matchday they experienced a heavy home defeat with a score of 94-81 against Armani, while on Sunday they were also defeated in the Spanish championship with 108-95 against Zaragoza. Characteristic of the climate that prevails in the ranks of the Catalans are the recent statements of the leader of the team, Alex Abrines, about a team… of the third category!
As for the Turkish team, the whole of it Sarunas Yasikevicius it also seems to be going through a mini-crisis, having three defeats in its most recent four games in the tournament. After the heavy 99-69 by Monaco in the City, Fener fell in 4th place with a 10-5 record and in one victory difference from the pioneer Paris. On the positive side for the guests is the return of Devon Hall to the team’s 12.
At the same time, it will be of great interest to see to what extent the “Cinderella” of the organization will elicit a reaction, Parisafter her defeat by a score 98-93 by Villeurbanne. A result that ended an improbable run of ten consecutive victories (!), with Thiago Splitter’s total still standing alone at the top of the standings with an 11-4 record!
Opponent of the Parisians will be real madrid, with the Merengues being the biggest disappointment of the season so far in the Euroleague. With three consecutive defeats and a total of 9 in the first 15 matchesChus Mateo’s total is in 13th place in the standings, 2 wins away from the play-ins and 3 away from the top six! As it is easy to see, the immediate return to victories and indeed against the impressive Paris, will improve the atmosphere in the ranks of Madrid!
Finally, at 21:45, tonight’s Euroleague extravaganza will conclude with the matches Alba Berlin-Zalgris and Partizan-Villeurban. In the first pair, the Lithuanians face the bottom of the standings aiming for their third successive win, while, in the other match in Belgrade, Zelimir Obradovic’s side, who are on a good five-match winning streak, will be looking to build on their good form against the dangerous side. , but with limited capabilities, French.
Source: Sport Fm
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