Barcelona defeated Valencia 98-94 in a thrilling game, with Brituella securing the victory with an incredible offensive rebound, in the 9th round of the EuroLeague.
With Petrushev playing a starring role, Dubai BC comfortably defeated Hapoel Tel Aviv 97-83 and returned to winning ways, while at the same time bringing an end to Itoudis’s team’s four-game winning streak.
Besiktas came back from a 12-point deficit and, with two three-pointers in the final 20 seconds, defeated Virtus in Bologna 103-101 in a thrilling game.
Valanciunas stepped up, and Zalgiris confirmed its excellent form by defeating Partizan 87-80 in Kaunas.
Villeurbanne defeated Baskonia 94-79 in Lyon, led by Washington and Mills, as the Basques suffered their eighth loss in nine games.
Here are the details from Round 9:
Thursday, October 29
- Red Star – Bayern Munich 103-73
- Maccabi Tel Aviv – Paris 94-99
- Real Madrid – Fenerbahçe 95-76
Friday, October 30
- Dubai BC – Hapoel Tel Aviv 97-83
- Anadolu Efes – Panathinaikos 83-68
- Zalgiris Kaunas – Partizan 87-80
- Villeurbanne – Baskonia 94-79
- Olympiacos – Armani Milan 84-78
- Barcelona – Valencia 98–94
- Virtus Bologna – Besiktas 101-103
The schedule for the next (10th) round:
Wednesday, November 4
- 9:45 p.m. Real Madrid – Panathinaikos
Thursday, November 5
- 7:15 p.m. Anadolu Efes – Paris
- 8:00 p.m. Fenerbahçe – Baskonia
- 8:45 p.m. Hapoel Tel Aviv – Barcelona
- 9:00 p.m. Villeurbanne – Bayern Munich
- 9:30 p.m. Armani Milan – Valencia
Friday, November 6
- 7:00 p.m. Besiktas – Zalgiris Kaunas
- 9:15 p.m. Olympiacos vs. Red Star
- 9:30 p.m. Virtus Bologna vs. Dubai
- 9:45 p.m. Partizan – Maccabi
*photo source: KYPE
