EuroLeague playoffs 2022: one quarterfinal pair is set, 3 teams lock their seeds / News - Basketnews.com

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FC Barcelona, the winner of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season, will face Bayern Munich in the best-of-five quarterfinal series.

The first quarterfinals pair was set after Bayern lost to defending champions, Anadolu Efes, on Wednesday in Istanbul. With one game to play and a 13-14 record, Bayern will not move from the 8th position.

FB Barcelona have already clinched first place in the regular season.

Updated EuroLeague standings.

Bayern's loss and Efes victory also locked the 7th position for AS Monaco. The principality club will not move from there. Playing in their first-ever EuroLeague playoffs, Monaco will face either Olympiacos Piraeus or Real Madrid.

Here is how things stand with one gameday to play (only Maccabi have two games left, as it will face Fenerbahce next week) and what are the scenarios for playoffs teams.

1. FC Barcelona (21-6)

Clinched 1st place, will face FC Bayern in the quarterfinal series.

2. Olympiacos Piraeus (19-9)

Will finish 2nd if:

Real Madrid lose

Will finish 3rd if:

Real Madrid win and AX Armani Exchange lose Both Milan and Madrid win

3. Real Madrid (18-9)

Will finish 2nd if:

Win last game against Bayern Munich.

Will finish 3rd if:

Lose last game against Bayern Munich and AX Armani lose.

Will finish 4th if:

Lose last game against Bayern Munich and AX Armani win.

4. AX Armani Exchange Milan (18-9)

Will finish 3rd if:

Win last game against ASVEL and Real Madrid lose.

Will finish 4th if:

Lose against ASVEL. Real Madrid win.

5. Anadolu Efes Istanbul (16-11)

Will finish 5th if:

Win the last remaining game against Crvena Zvezda. Maccabi lose at least once.

Will finish 6th if:

Lose the last game, and Maccabi win both of their remaining games.

6. Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv (15-11)

Will finish 5th if:

Win both remaining games and Efes lose its last game.

Will finish 6th if:

Lose at least one of two remaining games; Efes win it last game.

7. AS Monaco (14-13)

Clinched 7th place, will face 2nd best team (Olympiacos or Real).

8. FC Bayern Munich (13-14)

Clinched 8th place, will face FC Barcelona in the quarterfinals.

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