Four games will wrap up the 8th round of the EuroLeague in the first half of this grueling week. Olympiacos faces Besiktas in Istanbul at 7:30 p.m., while the action continues in Sofia, France, and Bologna.
Hapoel Tel Aviv vs. Anadolu Efes (8:00 p.m.)
Hapoel (5-2) hosts Efes (3-4) in Sofia, looking to extend its winning streak following a 90-81 victory over Virtus. The Turks are also coming off a win, having defeated Besiktas 89-80, after previously defeating Zalgiris.
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Tyler Ennis remains sidelined for Dimitris Itoudis’s team. Efes continues to be without Mike James, P.J. Dozier, Isaiah Cordiniere, and Giorgos Papagiannis.
Villeurbanne vs. Partizan (9:00 p.m.)
Villeurbanne (2-5) is looking to get back on the winning track after a heavy 105-85 loss to Zalgiris. Partizan (4-3) travels to France on the heels of an 85-82 overtime victory over Red Star in the Belgrade derby.
The home team will be without Matis Dosou-Yovo, while Yuan Begarin’s participation is considered doubtful. For the Serbs, Toni Jekiri and Vanya Marinkovic remain sidelined, while Derek Willis is also unlikely to play.
Virtus Bologna vs. Zalgiris (9:30 p.m.)
Virtus (4-3) returns home after a 90-81 loss to Hapoel and is looking to bounce back. They face Zalgiris (3-4), which is coming off an impressive 105-85 victory over Villeurbanne.
The Lithuanians are still without Nigel Williams-Goss due to a muscle injury. On the other hand, Keenan Evans is reported to be available and is traveling with the team to Bologna.
Round 8:
Tuesday, Oct.
27 Dubai–Paris 93–99
Bayern Munich–Barcelona 84–88
Red Star-Maccabi Tel Aviv 100–78
Panathinaikos AKTOR–Armani Milan: 80–75
Valencia vs. Fenerbahçe 86–78
Baskonia vs. Real Madrid 104–86
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Wednesday, October
28: Beşiktaş vs. Olympiacos (7:30 p.m.)
Hapoel Tel Aviv vs. Anadolu Efes (8:00 p.m.)
Villeurbanne vs. Partizan (9:00 p.m.)
Virtus Bologna vs. Zalgiris (9:30 p.m.)
*photo source: euroleaguebasketball.net
