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UNICS – CSKA: when does it start, where to watch online the first match of the VTB United League final, May 26
Nenad Dimitrijevic / Photo: © BC UNICS
The first match of the final series of the VTB United League between UNICS Kazan and CSKA Moscow will take place on May 26 in Kazan and will begin at 16:30 (Moscow time).
Watch the live broadcast of the meeting on the TV channels “Match TV” and “Match! Game”, the broadcast will begin at 16:00.
The current United League champion UNICS will play in the tournament final for the sixth time in history. CSKA is the 10-time winner of the trophy. Within the United League, the teams played each other 37 times, the army team won 26 victories, and the Kazan team won 11.
According to the results of the regular championship of the United League, UNICS took first place, and CSKA took third. In the playoffs, CSKA beat Krasnoyarsk Enisey in the quarterfinals (3–0), and defeated Zenit St. Petersburg in the semifinals (4–2). On the way to the final, UNICS first defeated Samara (3-0), and in the semi-finals it was stronger than Lokomotiv-Kuban from Krasnodar (4-3).
You can also follow the progress of the UNICS – CSKA match on the websites sportbox.ru and matchtv.ru.
Source: Sportbox
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