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Euroleague: Real Madrid demolishes Barcelona
A Friday of huge derbies closed Round 8 of the Euroleague. Firstly, CSKA Moscow remained top with a win over Zalgiris Kaunas. That game was merely a warmup for huge games in Turkey, Greece, and Spain. Galatasaray edged Darussafaka Dogus in the Istanbul derby. In Greece, Panathiniakos brought Olympiacos to Athens and conceded the game…
Read MoreEuroleague: Fenerbahce halts slide
Round 8 of the 2016/2017 Euroleague got underway on Thursday with four games around the continent. Maccabi Tel Aviv was the only club to taste road success with a tight win over Unics Kazan in Russia. Fenerbahce snapped its losing run with a big win over Anadolu Efes in an Istanbul derby. Crvena Zvezda Belgrade…
Read MoreEuroleague: Darussafaka snaps CSKA Moscow’s 100% run
A week that has a double header of Euroleague rounds continued on Wednesday as Round 7 of the regular season closed for business. We can now look ahead to Thursday when Round 8 tips off. However, there is much to discuss first in a day of action in the Euroleague. The big talking points of…
Read MoreEuroleague Round 7 underway with four games
The festival of Basketball is back. Owing to the unique new Euroleague format, we are being treated to another week of non-stop action in Europe’s elite competition. The all-teams-play-all format of the Regular Season means we get two rounds played in a single week once a month. This in turn means four consecutive days of…
Read MoreEuroleague: CSKA Moscow beats Real Madrid and Galatasaray breaks duck
There were only three Euroleague contests on Friday, but those games were worth waiting for. The encounters threw up everything from huge wins, giant clashes, single point victories, surprises, and jubilation. CSKA Moscow clashed with and defeated Real Madrid in a game between the last two champions of the competition. Fenerbahce’s recent decline in form…
Read MoreEuroleague: home comforts on Thursday
While we look forward to the CSKA Moscow vs. Real Madrid clash tomorrow, Euroleague Round 6 was ushered in by five high-octane games on Thursday. The story of the evening is that it was a good day to be the home team. Every host tasted victory on Thursday, while all visitors traveled home empty handed.…
Read MoreEuroleague: Friday Recap
The change of Euroleague format this season has changed how we see some days. As a consequence, Friday was an unusually quiet day for Europe’s elite competition. There were just three contests on the day as the previous six were played out on Wednesday and Tuesday. That’s how it is going to be in this…
Read MoreEuroleague: CSKA Moscow makes is five unbeaten
The fifth round of the Euroleague Regular Season continued on Thursday with a big showing from CSKA Moscow. The Russian club traveled to Olympiacos and came away from Greece with a win. Also with the winning feeling was Brose Baskets, which played out a classic encounter with Milan. Real Madrid’s steady progress continued with a…
Read More2016/2017 Euroleague: Unics Kazan produces to beat Fenerbahce
After a busy week of action, the 2016/2017 Euroleague returns to normal this week as Round 5 gets underway. There were two contests on Tuesday to usher in the new week of elite action in Europe’s top club competition. Fenerbahce welcomes Unics Kazan in great form, but managed to slip up in its own backyard…
Read MoreEuroleague: Fenerbahce continues charge at top
We have been following the Euroleague all week as the best clubs in Europe gathered for four days of consecutive Basketball action. Friday saw the end of Round 4 and completed a week that played host to two rounds of the Euroleague Regular Season. Of course, this is a historic season in the continent’s premier…
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