ANKARA
European clubs are set to play in the eighth round of the continent's most prestigious basketball tournament, the Turkish Airlines Euroleague, on Wednesday.
The opening match pits Italian EA7 Emporio Armani Milan against Germany's Bayern Munich at the Mediolanum Forum on Wednesday. The Group C game in Italy tips off at 19:00 CET (1800 GMT).
Group A second place Anadolu Efes from Turkey will play in Lithuania against Zalgiris Kaunas on Thursday. The game at Zalgirio Arena will start at 20:45 CET (1945 GMT).
Another Turkish club Fenerbahce Ulker will host Greek Panathinaikos on Thursday, in a Group C game, at Ulker Sports Arena. The game will begin at 19:00 CET (1800 GMT). Both Fenerbahce Ulker and Panathinaikos have qualified for the next stage in the tournament.
Turkish team Galatasaray Liv Hospital will meet Basque club Laboral Kutxa Vitoria on Friday Dec. 5, in Istanbul. The Group D match at Abdi Ipekci Arena will tip off at 20:15 CET (1915 GMT).
Fixtures of the round are as follows:
Group A
Dec. 4 - Nizhny Novgorod vs Real Madrid at 18:00 CET (1700 GMT)
Dec. 4 - Dinamo Sassari vs Unics Kazan at 20:30 CET (1930 GMT)
Dec. 4 - Zalgiris Kaunas vs Anadolu Efes at 20:45 CET (1945 GMT)
Group B
Dec. 4 - Limoges CSP vs Unicaja Malaga at 20:00 CET (1900 GMT)
Dec. 4 - Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv vs ALBA Berlin at 20:05 CET (1905 GMT)
Dec. 5 - CSKA Moscow vs Cedevita Zagreb at 18:00 CET (1700 GMT)
Group C
Dec. 3 - EA7 Emporio Armani Milan vs Bayern Munich at 19:00 CET (1800 GMT)
Dec. 4 - Fenerbahce Ulker vs Panathinaikos at 19:00 CET (1800 GMT)
Dec. 5 - PGE Turow Zgorzelec vs Barcelona at 20:30 CET (1930 GMT)
Group D
Dec. 5 - Galatasaray Liv Hospital vs Laboral Kutxa Vitoria at 20:15 CET (1915 GMT)
Dec. 5 - Olympiakos vs Neptunas Klaipeda at 20:45 CET (1945 GMT)
Dec. 5 - Valencia Basket vs Crvena Zvezda Telekom Belgrade at 21:00 CET (2000 GMT)
Standings before the Round 8 are as follows:
| GROUP A | W | L | POINTS+ | POINTS- | +/- |
|---|
| Real Madrid |
5 |
2 |
599 |
549 |
50 |
| Anadolu Efes |
5 |
2 |
526 |
484 |
42 |
| Zalgiris Kaunas |
4 |
3 |
517 |
491 |
26 |
| Unics Kazan |
3 |
4 |
532 |
515 |
17 |
| Nizhny Novgorod |
3 |
4 |
523 |
587 |
-64 |
| Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari |
1 |
6 |
553 |
624 |
-71 |
| GROUP B | W | L | POINTS+ | POINTS- | +/- |
|---|
| CSKA Moscow |
7 |
0 |
619 |
508 |
111 |
| Unicaja Malaga |
4 |
3 |
551 |
533 |
18 |
| Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv |
4 |
3 |
539 |
550 |
-11 |
| ALBA Berlin |
3 |
4 |
535 |
561 |
-26 |
| Cedevita Zagreb |
2 |
5 |
520 |
543 |
-23 |
| Limoges CSP |
1 |
6 |
514 |
583 |
-69 |
| GROUP C | W | L | POINTS+ | POINTS- | +/- |
|---|
| Barcelona |
7 |
0 |
588 |
515 |
73 |
| Panathinaikos |
5 |
2 |
575 |
513 |
62 |
| Fenerbahce Ulker |
5 |
2 |
581 |
555 |
26 |
| EA7 Emporio Armani Milan |
2 |
5 |
525 |
554 |
-29 |
| Bayern Munich |
1 |
6 |
549 |
607 |
-58 |
| PGE Turow Zgorzelec |
1 |
6 |
523 |
597 |
-74 |
| GROUP D | W | L | POINTS+ | POINTS- | +/- |
|---|
| Olympiakos |
6 |
1 |
521 |
494 |
27 |
| Crvena Zvezda Telekom Belgrade |
4 |
3 |
558 |
514 |
44 |
| Laboral Kutxa Vitoria |
3 |
4 |
539 |
537 |
2 |
| Galatasaray Liv Hospital |
3 |
4 |
570 |
573 |
-3 |
| Neptunas Klaipeda |
3 |
4 |
537 |
593 |
-56 |
| Valencia Basket |
2 |
5 |
515 |
529 |
-14 |
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