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Barcelona, led by Šarūnas Jasikevičius (15 wins, 6 losses), have won four times in a row, and Zenit, third (13, 6) have triumphed in five of the last six games.
In the first round match in Saint Petersburg, Zenit, represented by Artūras Gudaitis, unexpectedly broke the Catalan team at home at 74:70. Later, due to the coronavirus, the Barça team did not lead Š. Jasikevičius and Tomas Masiulis, who replaced him, had to accept defeat.
Center forward A. Gudaitis has been playing like a note lately. He has averaged 18.2 points in the last four games and has scored 26 utility points each. According to this indicator (average 13.9), a Lithuanian is the first in the team. A.Gudaitis scores an average of 10.8 points this season, bounces 4.3 balls.
Xavi Pascualis, who runs the Zenit club, previously coached Š. Jasikevičius when he defended the honor of Barcelona. Shar has repeatedly said that Catalonia is one of the best strategists in the Euroleague. Kevin Pangos and KC Rivers, who were Š. Students from Jasikevičius in Kaunas “Žalgiris”.
Fenerbahce Istanbul (11, 10), with Edgar Ulanov, will seek their seventh consecutive victory this Tuesday. The Turkish team will host Tel Aviv Maccabi (10, 11). Fenerbahce is the eleventh and the Maccabi basketball players the twelfth. Fenerbahce triumphed in the first round match in Tel Aviv 75:65.
E. Ulanov did not score a point in CSKA Moscow’s basket in the last round. The lightweight forward averages just 4.9 points, but shoots three points (38.9 percent).
Grunwald (12, 9) will face Valencia on Wednesday in Spain (11, 10). In the first lap in Lithuania, the Valencian team celebrated the victory by 94:82. The most productive basketball player of the Spanish club is the Slovenian Klemen Prepelic. The attacking defender scores 11.2 points. By the way, the Valencia players are the most accurate in the Euroleague (two points).
The Lithuanian champion is in sixth place and the Spanish club in ninth. In the modern Euroleague, these teams will meet for the ninth time. The people of Žalgiris were only twice as capable.
The TV3 Sport channel and the latest generation TV Go3 will broadcast five Euroleague duels live on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Broadcast schedule:
26 of January
7:45 pm Fenerbahce – Maccabi (TV3 Sport, Go3),
21.30 val. “Armani” – “Olympiacos” (“Go3”),
21.45 val. „Barcelona“ – „Zenit“ („TV3 Sport“, „Go3“);
January 27th
20.45 val. ALBA – CSKA (“Go3”),
21.50 pm Valencia – Žalgiris (TV3 Sport, Go3).
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