After Maccabi Tel Aviv has already secured its place in the Euroleague playoffs, tonight (Friday) the 33rd round of the Euroleague continues. At the center of attention was Andalo Zero, who defeated Alba Berlin 77:87 at home and does not really intend to give up the Israeli champion for fifth place at the end of the regular season of the prestigious factory. In addition, all immigrants to the next stage were determined and only the question of location remained: Barcelona, Olympiacos, Real Madrid, Milan, Andulo, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Monaco and Bayern.
Now thanks to the victory of the European champions, who escaped in the last quarter, they also reached a balance of 11:15, when from the other side the Germans were defeated for the 15th time this season from the start of the European season and they will probably no longer reach the top eight. On the Israeli side – Yuval Sussman scored 4 points and took 4 rebounds, but on the other hand the star of the evening was Shane Larkin, the guard excelled hugely with 28 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.
In the second game of the evening we got a top fight, where Olympiacos once again proved how strong she is at home. The Greeks (balance 9:19, 2nd place for now) defeated the factory-leading Barcelona 66:73 which will in any case finish first, but this time encountered the tough local defense and was defeated for the sixth time this season in Europe. Shaquille Makisic excelled for the winner with 20 points, Sasha and Zankov added 13 of his own alongside 4 rebounds.
In the other games, Basconia did defeat Zalgiris Kaunas 79-96 without difficulty, but it was too late for the Basques, as Bayern Munich’s parallel and impressive 57:82 victory over the Red Star finally determined that they would not be in the playoffs. The Bavarians for their part took a very significant step towards the top eight especially in light of the loss of Alba Berlin and of course also the Serbs who lost in a direct and critical battle for a place in the top eight.