With 6 players over the age of 35, the Greek team is the oldest and most experienced in the Champions League • Tonight (Tuesday, 19:30) it hosts the team of Stefanos Dadas, who defined it: "The best team in the factory"
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Two weeks late, the evening (Wednesday, 19:30) will open.
Athens and Hapoel Holon play in the Champions League.
The Corona virus caused a postponement of what were supposed to be the opening games of both teams.
This is Holon's fourth season in the factory and it has not yet passed the houses stage.
On the opening it falls into one of the toughest games there is in the factory, if not the toughest.
Holon coach Stefanos Dadas, who is returning to his native Greece, said of the opponent: "The best team in the factory."
She will still have to prove the 'best' degree, but she already has one degree for sure: the experienced and older group in the factory.
The Athens team is actually a collection of veteran players most of whom are after the record, but want to achieve something big before the end of their careers.
Ten players of the team over the age of 29, and no less than six aged 35 and over.
The bet on the excess experience failed a few weeks ago.
So A.A.C.
Hosted the Final 8, last season's final tournament, and also added Tyrese Rice to her river of experience.
What looked like a sure win ended in a loss to San Pablo Burgos in the final.
Rice, who only came to the tournament, is no longer there, but the team from Athens continues according to the same format.
They are headed by ex-Maccabi Tel Aviv Keith Langford, who even at the age of 37 is still a great scorer and player of last year's season.
Along with him Nikos Zisis (37) with a rich career at the top levels, Matt Luzhsky (35) who previously played for the two big teams of Athens, Jonas Machiolis the Lithuanian forward X Real Madrid and formerly a senior player in the Lithuanian national team, and center Marcus Slaughter also formerly in Real ( Both 35 years old).
A certain balance is given by the young and promising talent 19-year-old forward Nicolaus Rugkabopoulos.
The team is led by coach Ilias Papatiuduro, who in 2017 defeated Israel and Oded Katash in the final of the European Championship for reserve teams.
As it is a veteran team in terms of age, it is also a veteran team in the FIBA factory and one of its leaders. It became together with Tenerife one of its symbols. This is the fifth edition of the Champions League and the Greek team participated in all of them. Athens won the cup in 2018 and reached the final last season.
