Basketball, Euroleague to Real Madrid: Olympiacos beaten with 3” to go

Real Madrid wins the Euroleague for the 11th time, 5 years after the last title, won in 2018. In the last act of the Final Four in Kaunas, the blancos, after eliminating Barcelona in the semifinals, have the upper hand on Olympiacos 79-78 with an incredible comeback in the closing stages: down by 4, first Chacho Rodriguez tripled by -1, then 3″ from the siren came Lull’s basket which sanctioned overtaking and victory . The Greeks tried to reply but Sloukas’ next attempt crashed on the iron together with the hopes of returning to lift the cup after 10 years.

Vezenkov’s 29 points were not enough for Olympiacos

The former Milan player was also the best of his team with 15 points: to these are added 13 for Tavares, 12 for Hezonja while the excellent performances of Vezenkov (29 points) and Canaan (21 points) were not enough for the Greeks. Thus Real redeems the final lost in the last edition against Efes. However, the abstinence of Olympiacos – who beat Monaco on Friday – continues in the third final lost after those with Real (2015) and Fenerbahce (2017). The third and last success of the Greeks remains that of 2013. In the final for third place, Monaco beat Barcelona 78-66: the Blaugrana, beaten on Friday in the ‘clasico’, didn’t need Mirotic’s 15 points.