Even though Olympiacos put an end to it from the start, Olympiacos didn’t… forget to turn the derby back into a game that seemed to be in complete control! This time, the Red-Whites managed to save the game and leave Munich 71-82 as a 71-82 winner over Bayern, simply because when the Germans threatened to eat into the big lead, they had the clarity to get the game back in their hands. measure them and avoid the mistakes that hurt them against Monaco and Valencia. With a 6-2 (4/4 away) result, Yorgos Bartzokas’ team remains at the top of the standings.

With the outstanding Vezenkov setting a career-high in the ranking system (43), Walkup with a matching steals record and Sluka-Fal following them, Olympiacos quickly took a 16-point lead and dominated. Bayern’s counter-attack brought the difference to 4 (65-69), but despite their slow return to safe waters, the champions eventually found solutions for a smooth final, 4/4 clear of SEF.

Quarters: 11-27, 34-40, 54-67, 71-82.

BAGERN: Weiler-Bam 7 (1), Winston 8, Gifai 2, Hunter 5 (1 triple, 5 rebounds), Bonga 11 (1 triple, 6 rebounds), Jaramaz 12 (1), Lucic 9 (1), Obst 9 ( 3/9 tr.), cuts 2, gillespie 6 (6 tr.).

OLYMPIC: Walkup 9 (7 assists, 6 steals), Kanan 7 (1), Lorentsakis 3, Fall 16 (8/10 rebounds, 5 rebounds, 3 assists), Slukash 14, Vezenkov 20 (2/2 rebounds, 2/5 triples , 10/10 shots, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 rebound, 1 block), Papanicolaou 5 (1), Boloboy 2, Peters 2, Black 2, McKissick 2.

In other matches yesterday: Anadolu Efes – Barcelona 96-86, Red Star Zvezda – Villeurbanne 71-67, Virtus Bologna – Valencia 89-59 and Real Madrid – Alba Berlin 90-72.

Panathinaikos (score 2-5) compete tonight (19:45) in Polis against Fenerbahce, the team with the best record (6-1) in the Euroleague. “Despite the fact that we have lost players for a few days due to the national team, we have been training lately and it is good for us. The next games will definitely give us answers,” said Dejan Radonich, while Dimitris Itoudis, for his part, emphasized: “With Bacon, Panathinaikos has acquired a different dimension, this is a team for the playoffs.” The remaining games of the 8th round today: 20.00 Zalgiris Kaunas – Armani Milan, 20.00 Monaco – Basque Country, 21.30 Partizan – Maccabi Tel Aviv.