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After Barcelona, ​​ASVEL confirms against Panathinaikos

2020-12-02T22:02:16.190Z


TJ Parker's players crushed Pana on Tuesday, in a late match of the third day of the Euroleague. Already winner of the leader, FC Barcelona (80-68), Friday, Lyon-Villeurbanne confirmed by winning widely at the expense of Panathinaikos (97-73) Tuesday in his hall of the Astroballe in a late match of the 3rd Euroleague day. This meeting should have been played on October 15 but had been postponed due to cases of Covid-19 in the workforce of Villeurbanne who had not been able to field enough pla


Already winner of the leader, FC Barcelona (80-68), Friday, Lyon-Villeurbanne confirmed by winning widely at the expense of Panathinaikos (97-73) Tuesday in his hall of the Astroballe in a late match of the 3rd Euroleague day.

This meeting should have been played on October 15 but had been postponed due to cases of Covid-19 in the workforce of Villeurbanne who had not been able to field enough players.

This is Asvel's third victory (for six defeats) in the continental event this season, which allows it to move up a little in the standings from 17th to 14th place where it overtakes Pana (15th).

Despite a shy start, the Villeurbannais built their success from the second quarter won 24-13 (44-30 at halftime), under the leadership of William Howard, whose return after an injury behind a thigh (16 points, 4/4 to 3 pts), but also from Norris Cole (16 points), returned against Barça and who is gaining momentum.

In the second half of the meeting, the efficiency of David Lighty (19 points) helped to accentuate the lead of the French champions, compensating for the decline of Howard.

As against Barcelona, ​​the Villeurbanne, whose collective game in progress makes it possible to be a little less dependent on the presence under the baskets of Moustapha Fall (2.18 m), posted an impressive three-point address (17/22 , 77.3%).

They were also effective in defense (25 defensive rebounds, 11 interceptions) but on the other hand conceded too many stray balls (19).

For its part, the Greek team, very disappointing, has never been able to dispute the superiority of its opponent despite the performances of Georgios Papagiannis (14 points) and Konstantinos Mitoglou (12 points).

Even if Panathinaikos is now far from the level which has enabled it to win the Euroleague six times, this victory allows Asvel to approach a little more serenely his trip to the Real Madrid hall on Friday for the count of the 12th day.

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Source: lefigaro

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