Fenerbahçe (6th) to meet Monaco (3rd) in quarterfinals of Euroleague. Turkish club finished in 6th place in the regular season.
Olympiakos (5th) defeated the Turkish club at home (84-81) in a match which determined the opponent of Monaco (the loser) and that of FC Barcelona (4th) Real Madrid looks down on the rest of the squad. The reigning champions and holders of the record for coronations (11) took a long lead alone, with a stable squad reinforced by Argentine leader Facundo Campazzo. They have all the weapons to break the curse according to which the team having finished first, since the introduction of the single pool in 2016, has never been crowned European champion. The Monegasques must, by the series which begins on April 23 or 24, have regained a little of the physical freshness which they have been lacking in recent weeks. Mike James, who on March 7 became the top scorer in the history of the Euroleague (4,558 points now, 18.7 average this season).