Panathinaikos and Olympiakos are back level on the Euroleague table, after Panathinaikos won at Villeurbanne on Thursday and Olympiakos suffered a home reverse to Valencia on Friday.
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Olympiakos returned to winning ways in Europe with a win over Bayern Munich on Friday, but Panathinaikos suffered a third loss in succession on Thursday going down to Euroleague leader Real Madrid.
Tuesday brought a second loss in a row for Panathinaikos and Olympiakos in the Euroleague.
Both Panathinaikos and Olympiakos suffered defeats on the road on Thursday for the Euroleague.
The Greens and the Reds recorded almost identical 17-point home wins for the Euroleague.
The Charles Antetokounmpo Family Foundation, an initiative launched by Greek-Nigerian basketball sensations the Antetokounmpo brothers to provide opportunities to children from underprivileged backgrounds, has launched a partnership with the American College of Greece.
Greens and Reds scored essential wins at the end of a double week in the Euroleague, imposing themselves on their visitors in Round 9 of the regular season.
Panathinaikos and Olympiakos are gradually improving their position on the Euroleague table.
Panathinaikos secured its first road in this season’s Euroleague beating Alba in Berlin.
Olympiakos came close to completing an impressive fightback in the Euroleague and beat Fenerbahce in Turkey on Thursday, while Panathinaikos was nowhere near beating Barcelona in Spain.
Home advantage told for Olympiakos and Panathinaikos this week in the Euroleague.
Giannis Antetokounmpo wanted to make sure his contract status didn’t distract the Milwaukee Bucks as they made a run at another championship.
As if playing two games within three days was not enough, Olympiakos and Panathinaikos also played overtime in the week’s second game.
The first Euroleague trips outside Greece proved too difficult for the country’s two representatives.
Panathinaikos defeated Bayern Munich in Athens for its maiden Euroleague win in 2023-24, while Olympiakos lost at home to a superior Barcelona.
The Euroleague featured the Greek derby in Athens on Friday from its very first round, with Olympiakos beating archrival Panathinaikos away 88-78 in overtime.
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