First-place EuroLeague race: Olympiacos are in full control / News - Basketnews.com

Olympiacos and Real both have a chance to finish in first place, but the Reds have the advantage due to their head-to-head record. Madrid will need to win their final game and hope that Olympiacos lose in order to take the top spot.

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One and only EuroLeague round left, and still, the regular-season winner remains unknown. This adds an extra level of excitement and tension before the final round of games.

Olympiacos Piraeus / Schedule

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The only certainty at this point is that the EuroLeague regular-season winner will either be Olympiacos Piraeus or Real Madrid, as they are the only two teams in contention for the top spot.

The Reds are in the pole position as they hold the head-to-head advantage over the Royal club. This means that Olympiacos need a victory against Baskonia at home to secure the first-place finish. Real's defeat is also suitable for them.

For their part, Los Blancos have to win their last game in Tel Aviv and wait for Baskonia's victory at the Piece and Friendship Stadium in order to climb to the pinnacle.

FC Barcelona, who won the EuroLeague regular season in the last two seasons, have no chance of finishing first after Friday's loss to Milan. The Catalans could finish as high as the second spot if they beat Valencia at home and Real stumble against Maccabi.

AS Monaco will remain fourth no matter what because Barca holds the upper hand in the tie-brake scenario.

Remaining seeding scenarios

Olympiacos clinch first place if they win against Baskonia. Olympiacos will also finish first if Real lose at Maccabi. Real will finish first if they win and Olympiacos lose. Barcelona cannot finish first. It will complete the regular season second with a win over Valencia and if Real lose. Monaco will remain fourth no matter the outcome of their last game vs. Efes and other round results.

Top 4 teams' schedule

Olympiacos vs. Baskonia: April 13, Thursday, at 20:00 CEST. Maccabi vs. Real: April 13, Thursday, at 20:05 CEST. Anadolu Efes vs. Monaco: April 14, Friday, at 19:30 CEST. Barcelona vs. Valencia: April 14, Friday, at 20:30 CEST.

Current standings

Pos Team GM W L HW HL Diff STR L5 1 Olympiacos Piraeus 33 23 10 13 3 8.2 -1 -++-+ 2 Real Madrid 33 23 10 13 4 6.5 +1 +-+++ 3 FC Barcelona 33 22 11 12 4 3.9 -1 -++++ 4 AS Monaco 33 21 12 13 4 2.1 -1 -+-++ 5 Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 33 19 14 12 5 2.7 +1 +--+- 6 Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 33 19 14 11 5 2.5 +2 ++-++ 7 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 33 19 14 14 2 2.5 -1 -++++ 8 Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 33 18 15 14 3 3.1 +3 +++-- 9 Zalgiris Kaunas 33 18 15 13 4 -1.2 +3 +++-- 10 Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 33 16 17 10 6 -0.7 +4 ++++- 11 Anadolu Efes Istanbul 33 16 17 10 6 1.3 -1 -++-- 12 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 33 15 18 9 8 -2.7 +1 +--++ 13 Valencia Basket 33 15 18 9 8 -3.5 +1 +---+ 14 Virtus Segafredo Bologna 33 13 20 8 8 -5.1 -5 ----- 15 FC Bayern Munich 33 11 22 8 8 -4 -6 ----- 16 Panathinaikos Athens 33 11 22 8 9 -3.5 -2 --+-+ 17 ALBA Berlin 33 10 23 5 11 -4.8 +1 +--++ 18 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 33 8 25 4 13 -7.4 -12 ----- Thank you for reading us! We have even more content for you.