Journey to Kaunas starts tonight (21.45) from SEF on Olympicwith the last obstacle on the way to the final 4 … “Greek” Fenerbahce Itoudis, Deda, Kalatis and Dorsey.

This matchup was not the best one would expect from a top team, although the Reds have very comfortably beaten the Turkish team both times in the regular season, but that’s the logic of the playoffs and no one can avoid it.

No injured Belitsa, Booker, Turkish national team – Two “breaks” yesterday from “Partizan” and “Maccabi”!

Fenerbahçe have a much bigger budget and a lot of quality lineup options, but they have suffered a lot of injuries and haven’t played the lead role that everyone hoped for. She came to Greece without the injured Belitsa, Booker and with Wilbekin, Gudurić, it is doubtful, but she has the qualities to respond to the difficulties that Olympiakos will put her in a crowded SEF. In another match of the evening (21.00), Barcelona hosts Zalgiris.

“We could have chosen an opponent in the last game, but we didn’t. We are true to what we stand for, that all opponents are strong. Fenerbahce have great depth, players who can play in more than one position. We don’t care about their injuries, we can’t guess if they will play or not. We must be ready for all possibilities, and this is what we will do. Final 4 is a big challenge, it will not be easy,” said Giorgos Bartzokas, while Dimitris Itoudis emphasized: “As an organization, we are proud to be in the playoffs again. We are up against the best and most stable Euroleague team at the moment, as well as many injuries. We are determined and we will fight.” In another match of the day, Barcelona hosts Zalgiris.

Yesterday, in the kickoff games of the playoffs, Zeljko Obradovic’s formidable Partizan beat Real at home 87-89 in a thrilling game, with Pander (26 points) handing the victory to the exhaling team with three points. Earlier, Maccabi (R. 20 Baldwin) also made a break, beating Monaco 67-79.