He Olympiacos He qualified for his fourth Final Four consecutive after beating in the quarterfinals to the Real Madrid. A tie that was decided in the Movistar Arenain the fourth game and with fright for the Greeks: Alberto Abalde He had triple to force the fifth duel.
The Greeks will face the semifinals of Abu Dhabion May 23, to From Mónacowho got rid of Barcelona (85-84) in a match and in a series to the limit, determined in the Gaston Medecin In the fifth and definitive encounter. The Euroleague final on May 25.
And they will do it with a small advantage… if we trust the precedents, of course, because the last three sets that have eliminated the Madrid Before the final they finally raised the Euroleague. Let’s review.
Fenerbahce
In the 2016-17 season, in the Sinan Erdem Dome of Istanbul (Türkiye), he Fenerbahce won in the semifinals of the Final Four By 84-75 al Madrid Despite the exhibition of Sergio Llullwhich shot up to 28 points and 8 assists for 32 of valuation.
In front, a colossus like Left Omself (18 goals and 12 rebounds) led the Torchwhich had an immeasurable template: Bogdan Bogdanovic, Kostas Sloukas, Jan Vesely, Nikola Kalinic… a special group that was undone in the final of the Olympiacos (80-64) to give the first Euroleague From its history to Fenerbahce.
Cska
In the 2018-19 season, the Madrid It was measured in the semifinals with another superequipo: the Cska of Nando, Daniel Hackett, Will Clyburn, Othello Hunter, Kyle Hines… y Sergio Rodríguez. He Chaconext to Of colofulminated his former companion with 23 points.
In the end, 95-90 for the Russians, who recovered the continental crown three years later to bend in the final of Vitoria al Anadolu Efes (83-91). Rodríguez became the first player born in Space to win one Euroleague With a foreign team.
Anadolu Efes
Finally, the 2020-21 season. He Madrid He did not get as far away, he stayed in the rooms as this course. His executioner was the Anadolu Efeswho suffered more than the account to bend White who did not roll in their best version. The Turks sweated to bend their rival in five games. To an enemy who got rid of the first two duels in Istanbul (90-63 and 91-68), he was refused at home (80-76 and 82-76) and had it in his hand in the last: 88-83.
A tight victory that was decided 40 seconds from the end with a triple impossible to Krunoslav Simon almost without possession that placed 83-80. Llull The launch of three failed to match and, from the staff, the Efes He decided the duel.
Subsequently, the Anadolu defeated the semifinals to the CSKA Moscow (86-89) and in the final to Barcelona (81-86) to lift your first Euroleague Always in Colonia (Germany).
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