At Munich and in the newly built “SAP Garden” to ideally close his obligations in the Euroleague for 2024 Panathinaikos AKTOR!
The “greens” face tonight (21:30, Novasports Prime, News Bulletin 247, sport-fm.gr) Bayernone of the pleasant surprises of this year’s event, for the 18th matchdaywanting to extend their winning streak and get even closer to the top of the standings.
In 6th place with a record 10-7 Panathinaikos, in the previous week of the double match, celebrated two impressive victories in OAKA, first with 103-74 against Armani Milan and then with 104-69 on her Baskonia!
Without being particularly threatened by their opponents, Ergin Ataman’s team was completely dominant and celebrated the two consecutive victories, with the second one being… overshadowed by the very serious injury of Matias Lessor. In fact, last Sunday (22/12) Panathinaikos defeated Aris with a 126-74 victory, continuing its undefeated run in the Stoiximan GBL.
As far as racing is concerned, Papapetrou he returned against Aris, having completely overcome the injury that forced him to stay out of the squad for the games with Armani and Baskonia, while the new acquisition of the “greens” is also available. Wenien Gabrielwho was acquired by Maccabi Tel Aviv to replace him Lessorwho is expected to be sidelined for several months. In addition, O remains out Grigoniswho hasn’t gotten over his back injury.
On her part, Bayern Munich is at the top of the standings, having a record 11-6 and gaining impressions with her very positive presence in the first round of the regular season! Last week they were defeated with a heavy 93-74 at home Monacobut two days later it made a comeback, leaving with a narrow 79-78 victory over Milan and its home Armani. Last Sunday (12/22) Oldenburg comfortably prevailed 89-75 for the German championship, remaining on top with an 8-3 record.
In the competition, the long-absent remains out, Vladimir Lucicwith her coach, Gordon Herbertto declare ahead of tonight’s match: “With a healthy Lessor and Nunn, the Greens have by far the best duo in the EuroLeague. Now they will make some adjustments, but they still have incredible talent in their ranks. We have to prove that our defense continues to improve, as it has shown recently. I’m excited to be playing at the SAP Garden again, in front of our amazing fans.”.
In the first round game, last October at OAKA, Panathinaikos had celebrated the victory with 94-79with Lesor (22 points), Nan (17 points, 7 assists) and Juancho (double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds) as leaders, while for Bayern, their biggest offensive “weapons” this season were singled out, Booker (15p, 7 rib) and Edwards (14p). For last season, the “greens” had left Munich victorious, with 82-75.
The referees of tonight’s match will be Sreten Radovic (Croatian), Sefi Semes (Israel) and Alberto Baena (Spain).
Source: Sport Fm
I am currently a news writer for News Bulletin247 where I mostly cover sports news. I have always been interested in writing and it is something I am very passionate about. In my spare time, I enjoy reading and spending time with my family and friends.
