27 Euroleague rounds have ended, seven more rounds remain, and the picture of the playoff struggles is getting clearer. After the results tonight (Friday), Maccabi Tel Aviv is ranked ninth which leads to the play-in, but in the best case could lead to a meeting with Real Madrid in the quarter-final series.
Despite their first home loss of the season on Thursday at the hands of Panathinaikos, the Blancos look like an insurmountable obstacle - and it seems that, apart from the close fight for sixth place, the teams still in the picture will do everything to finish at least in the 7th-8th places.