2023-06-19 21:45:48
The French basketball players will face Montenegro in the quarter-finals of Euro 2023 Thursday in Ljubljana, after the victory of the Montenegrins against Italy (63-49) Monday evening in Tel Aviv, in a play-off match. Undefeated in their three first-round matches against Germany (58-50), Great Britain (63-57) and Slovenia (73-68), Jean-Aimé Toupane’s players qualified directly for the quarter-finals. and benefit from three days without matches to recover.
The Montenegrins finished in second place in their group, corrected by Spain (78-57) but winners of Greece (74-69) and Latvia (61-58) in the decisive match on Sunday. The French women are aiming for a third continental title after 2001 and 2009, and above all want to put an end to the series of five consecutive finals lost (in 2013, 2017 and 2019 against Spain, in 2015 and in 2021 against Serbia).
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