Final time in Euroleague: Olympiakos-Real Madrid

In the championship game of the Euroleague Final Four organization, the Greek representative Olympiakos and the Spanish team Real Madrid will meet tomorrow.

Olympiakos, who defeated French team Monaco 76-62 in the organization’s semifinals held in Kaunas, Lithuania, and Real Madrid, who dominated Spain’s representative Barcelona 78-66, will take the field to win the biggest cup in the European basketball at the club level.

The match that will be played at the Zalgirio Arena will begin at 20:00 CEST.

OLYMPIAKOS SUPERIORITY IN NORMAL SEASON

Olympiakos won both of his regular season games with Real Madrid. Olympiakos won the match held in Spain on October 19, 2022 by 89-87, and won the match played at home on January 20 by 73-60.

FINAL FOUR ROUTE

Olympiakos, under the guidance of Greek coach Georgios Bartzokas, who was selected as the head coach of the year for the third time in the league, finished the regular season on top with 24 wins and 10 losses.

By eliminating Fenerbahçe Beko 3-2 in the play-off quarterfinal series, Olympiakos left their mark on the Final Four. Real Madrid, which finished the regular season in third place with 23 wins and 11 losses, lost 2-0 in the play-offs, but eliminated Serbian team Partizan 3-2.

OLYMPIAKOV VEZENKOV’S TRUCK

Sasha Vezenkov, who was voted MVP of the regular season, will be Olympiakos’ trump card in the final match.

The 27-year-old basketball player, who played 8 doubles this season, produced 17.3 points, 6.8 rebounds and 21.2 productivity points per game. Vezenkov, who entered the top 5 of the season in the EuroLeague, ranked first in the points and efficiency points statistics.

Sasha Vezenkov, Olympiakos star. Photo: DepoPhotos.

Vezenkov, who is drafted by the Sacramento Kings and is expected to go to the NBA in the new season, became the top scorer with 19 points in the semifinal game where they defeated Monaco.

Kostas Sloukas, who won 3 Euroleague titles, two with Olympiakos and one with Fenerbahçe, will play an important role in the final for the Greek team. Supporting his team with averages of 11.2 points and 5.7 assists this season, Sloukas also stood out with his scoring performance in the play-off quarterfinals where he eliminated Fenerbahçe Beko.

EYES ON TAVARES AT REAL MADRID

Real Madrid will be led by the Spanish Chus Mateo, and all eyes will be on Walter Tavares.

Tavares, 31, who won the championship with his team in 2018, was selected as the best defender for the third time in the Euroleague, where he entered the top 5 of the season for the third time this season. Tavares, who averaged 11.2 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.3 blocks this season, played to 17.9 points of productivity per game.

Walter Tavares.

The 2.20-meter “giant” center of the Madrid team led his team to victory by obscuring the bottom of the basket in the semifinal match that defeated Barcelona. Tavares, who contributed 39 PIR points against Barcelona, ​​had 20 points, 15 rebounds and 4 blocks.

Another Real Madrid player, Dzanan Musa, selected among the top 5 of the season, showed that he will be one of his team’s most important assets in the final with 15 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists.

THE TWO MOST SUCCESSFUL TEAMS IN THE EUROLEAGUE

Real Madrid stands out as the most successful team in the “Cup 1”, which has been held since 1958.

The Madrid representative, who aspires to the 11th cup championship, will reach the final for the 20th time in its history. Real Madrid won the Euroleague in the 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1973–74, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1994–95, 2014–15 and 2017–18 seasons.

Olympiakos, on the other hand, lifted the championship trophy 3 times, in the 1996-97, 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons, in the Euroleague final, where they lifted it for the ninth time.

OLYMPIAKOS AND REAL MADRID APPOINTMENT 37

Olympiakos and Real Madrid, who will fight to be the greats of European basketball, will meet for the 37th time in the Euroleague.

Of the 36 matches played in the organization since 2000, 19 were won by Real Madrid and 17 of them by Olympiakos.

In the match for third place in the tournament, Monaco and Barcelona will face each other tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. (AA)