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Following the victories of the Milan Olympics and Bayern clubs in Munich on Friday night, the line-up of the top seven Euroleague teams became clear.
It was already clear that Barcelona (24-10) would occupy the first place in the regular season, CSKA Moscow (23-10) the second and Anadolu Efes of Istanbul (22-12) the third.
Photo by Getty Images / Euroleague.net / Šarūnas Jasikevičius
Olimpia (21-13), who won the intermission, took fourth place and home advantage in the quarterfinals, while Bayern (21-13), who played for the first time in the Euroleague playoffs , was fifth.
Milan and Bavaria’s victories led Real Madrid (20-14) and Istanbul Fenerbahche (20-14) down to sixth and seventh respectively in the regular season.
This team line-up means that we already know three pairs in the quarterfinals.
The CSKA club will compete in the local final four playing against Fenerbahce in 2016. Repetition of the Euroleague final won by the Muscovites.
Photo from Getty Images / Euroleague.net/Edgar Ulanov v Torniken Schengen
Some of the tournament favorites Anadolu Efes will attempt to reach the final four by defeating Real, who was left after the end of the regular season and was elevated to the wings of the NBA by leading lightweight forward striker Gabriel Deck.
Photo from Getty Images / Euroleague.net / Anadolu Efes from Istanbul will play Real Madrid in the quarterfinals
Well, after a seven-year hiatus in the Euroleague quarter-finals, the Olympia club will compete in a local final four that they have not played in modern Euroleague history against Bayern, who will also have a historic opportunity to get into the continent’s four strongest teams.
Photo from Getty Images / Euroleague.net / Munich will play against the Milan Olympics in the Bayern quarterfinal
The remaining pair will be announced on Monday, following the meeting of the Zenit (19-14) and Panathinaikos teams in Saint Petersburg.
It will decide the fate of the round of 16 ticket. Zenit would achieve it after winning, and in the event of a PAO victory, Valencia would become the eighth playoff team after playing the 34 games (19-15).
It is Zenit or Valencia that will be the rival of the first Barcelona position in the regular season in the quarterfinals, where the teams will achieve up to three victories in the series.
Euroleague quarterfinal pairs
- Barcelona – Zenit or Valencia
- CSKA – Fenerbahce
- “Anadolu Efes” – “Real”
- Olympia – Bayern
The Euroleague quarter-finals will begin on April 20 and, if a series requires five games, it will run until May 5.
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