Olympiacos ‘want’ after Efes and Real defeats

The defeats of Real in Belgrade against Red Star and Efes in Vitoria against Baskonia confirm that the top organization is not suitable for reliable forecasts. The “big” names don’t always win, everyone has the right to dream and… win. What if Asteras hit the Madrilenians in the crosshairs to keep any (small) hopes alive endgames, Basconia wants nothing. From December 30, the Basques had to win and counted eight defeats in a row, but the traffic lights of the European champion changed!

How did those two results compare to the score and Olympiakos who face Alba in Berlin on Thursday. The Germans are indifferent. Like Basconia, good time. If one reads the result excluding the games of the Russian teams (as decided by the plenary session of the shareholders), Olympiakos has a record of 15-7 and a win behind Armani Milanou and since yesterday Real.

Considering they play Real-Armani in Madrid on Friday, if Olympiakos wins in Berlin, it will be an equal to either one. He’s one point worse at Real (he won by 6 in SEF, he lost by 7 in Madrid), better at Milan, having won twice. The 2-0 win over the Italians favors him in the three-pointer as long as Real Armani don’t beat on Friday (there will also be two wins against the Italians).

Because Olympiacos is toying with 3rd place in the final rankings, while under certain conditions it can end up in 2nd place, which until recently seemed impossible. Real Madrid, on the other hand, has 4 defeats in a row, the “Red-Whites” have won Milan again, there are still six games left and the three are all played. And rankings too.

What does the Bartzokas team want? The ideal is if he wins one more than Milan and two more than Real at the end of the regular season. It’s not that easy as Olympiacos’ program includes only two games in SEF and four away. Something similar awaits Armani while Real have a better balance (three at home and three away).

In more detail:

✍ real Madrid (16-6). At home: Milan (10/3), Villeurbanne (17/3), Bavaria (7/4) Away: Efes (22/3), Maccabi (24/3), Panathinaikos (31/3).

No one thought the Queen would lose ground but she is facing a crisis stemming from back-to-back defeats to Barcelona. Especially that of the Copa Del Ray final when she lost the title by her hands. Real looks very “tight”. A lot will depend on Friday’s game against the Italians. Logic says she won’t lose the other two home games against Villeurbanne and Bayern, but she has two very difficult appearances in Istanbul with Efes and Tel Aviv against Maccabi, while nobody knows how much resistance Panathinaikos will put up in OAKA. Again logic says he can make 4 wins and has no problem for 2nd place. And with 3 when it reaches 19-9 it’s difficult to be threatened, especially when Milan wins.

✍ Armani of Milan (16-6): At home: Bavaria (18/3), Monaco (31/3) Away: Madrid (10/3), Maccabi (22/3), Efes (24/3), Villeurbanne (2/4)

Milan have four away games, including three against first-team teams, starting with Real. This game is crucial and for the draw a loss will take a toll on her even though she won’t lose the home games. Armani will be chasing big doubles to finish third (or second at best). However, it will need more than 3 wins.

✍ Olympic (15-7) At home: Panathinaikos (17/3), Barcelona (1/4), away: Alba (10/3), Zalgiris (15/3), Monaco (23/3), Villeurbanne (25/3)

First of all, Olympiacos have made decisive moves towards the playoffs with home advantage after the four straight wins count and keep them strong at bay and in the top four. Each game has its own importance, but if the “Red-Whites” prevail against Alba in Berlin, then they will be on par with the loser of Real Armani (if it is the Italians, they have an advantage), but they will also improve their difference from Efes by three wins.

With 4:2 until the end, Olympiacos reached a balance of 19:9. Armani and Real arrive there with three wins in the six games they have to give up until the end. With 5:1 (ie 20:8 final score) he will definitely be superior to the Italians. At least a third. However, unlike Milan, Olympiacos have four away games, but all against sides that have nothing to say about themselves, except maybe Monaco. Still, it won’t be easy, as every EuroLeague game shows.

The distance from Efes

As Efes lost to Vitoria, Olympiakos saw the Turks maintain their 12 wins and lose ground to claim something better than 5th place. Not that the European champions couldn’t climb higher, he still has four games inside (22/3 Real, 24/3 Milan, 29/3 Bayern, 1/4 Alba) and three outside (11/3 Monaco, 17/3 Zalgiris ). , 7/4 Euthros Asteras)

It must minimize its losses. With 7 wins in the same number of games it’s 19-9, but again it won’t be certain. Leave that off the field this year is quite vulnerable. They will clarify a lot on their next two trips to Monaco and Kaunas. If she wins those two games and with four more games to go in Istanbul, she’s capable of anything.

However, at 12-9, she’s also feeling the breath of the teams chasing behind her. Bayern (12-10), Maccabi (11-10), Monaco (10-13) and Asteras (10-12) and maybe Fener (9-13) will put up a great fight to complete the octave. Efes is unlikely to lose 5th place even after losing in Vitoria, it will be interesting to see how the other three are covered…