2024-01-10 23:40:48
Barring a miracle, Asvel will not reach the Euroleague quarter-finals after its defeat this Wednesday against Zaragoza (63-60).
Women’s Asvel is almost miraculously eliminated from the race for the quarter-finals of the Euroleague basketball after its narrow defeat in Zaragoza (63-60), Wednesday during the 11th day. Three days before the end of the group stage, the Lyonnaises (three wins for eight defeats) are three defeats behind the 4th and last qualifier from group A, Schio, opposed Thursday to the leader Fenerbahçe.
They must therefore win all their matches and count on a zero point from the Italians, which they will receive on the next day, while catching up with the particular difference. They will be able to regret on Wednesday their missed first period (33-47 at halftime) and several missed opportunities to equalize in the last five minutes, the last when Gabby Williams only converted one of her two free throws 1 min 10 sec from the buzzer (58-59).
The Spaniards then did not tremble on the penalty line. In group B, Villeneuve-d’Ascq, also following a poorly controlled end of the match in the Virtus Bologne hall (62-65), missed the opportunity to take a big step towards qualification . The Northerners, joined in 4th place by the Italians (6/5) over whom they nevertheless retained the particular difference, twice missed the opportunity to get back in front in the last minute. Basket Landes (3/8) for its part beat Györ (83-75) but will need an improbable combination of circumstances to qualify.
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