As fate would have it, Olympiacos and Real Madrid will be competing for yet another European title in just four months!
- Tune in to watch the… rematch of the Athens final, as well as the third-place game between Fenerbahçe and Dubai BC, live on Alpha Cyprus!
Tonight (8:00 p.m.) the “Red-and-Whites” will face off against the Madrid team in the grand final of the newly established EuroLeague Super Cup at the “Etihad Arena” in Abu Dhabi, bringing back memories of May 24, when Giorgos Bartzokas’s team defeated the “Merengues” at the Telekom Center in Athens and was crowned European champion for the fourth time in its history!
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Tonight, then, we’ll see a rematch of that great and dramatic EuroLeague final at the Olympic Indoor Hall, as the two “rivals” celebrated impressive and hard-fought victories in the Super Cup semifinals yesterday.
Specifically, Olympiacos had to pull off an astonishing comeback in the fourth quarter of their game against Fenerbahçe, with Evan Fournier leading the counterattack and the “Red-and-Whites” prevailing 92-90 over the Turks.
For its part, Pedro Martínez’s team pulled off a thriller against Dubai BC in the extra five minutes, with Camparo sending the game into overtime with a three-pointer in the final seconds! There, the “Merenches” proved to be the stronger team, defeating the UAE club by a narrow 98-95 margin.
In addition to the championship game, in which Olympiacos will be aiming for the first European double in EuroLeague history, there will also be a third-place game, with Fenerbahce and Dubai BC competing for the honorable third-place finish (5:00 p.m.).
Here is the detailed TV broadcast schedule from Alpha Cyprus:
Friday, September 18
- Olympiacos-Fenerbahçe 92-90
- Real Madrid vs. Dubai 98-95
Saturday, September 19
- 5:00 p.m. Third-Place Game: Fenerbahçe vs. Dubai BC
- 8:00 PM Championship Game: Olympiacos vs. Real Madrid
*Photo source: Olympiacos BC
