Panathinaikos - CSKA Moscow

I think we need to take a risk with the Monaco team. Barca did as they pleased at home and it would be difficult for Spain to make a comeback even if it's just one match. Monaco is in very good form and their new additions have blended in well and caught form, so it will be difficult or even impossible for Barcelona, so I think it's worth a try, despite the small and very risky disadvantages.

Barca needs 3-pointers to compete for Peru, without a 3-point team they don't have much to offer on the penalty court. Vesely looks particularly bad, the only ones capable of attracting Peru players. Barca scored 9 3-pointers in 17 home games this season in the Euroleague, 15 of them against. Against Monaco, they only hit 11 3-pointers.

Monaco confidently took both Peru at home and proved to be a superior team to Barca. It will be harder on away matches, but Monaco should be able to take at least 1 out of 2 and close the series. Barca already has injury problems and Vesely probably won't be playing.

As I thought before the series, it should end in 3 games, and here I am today. Monaco is simply a different level team and, most importantly, healthy. It was difficult to play against Monaco, and Barcelona was completely overrun. But it's not surprising when there are so many injuries in the team, and not even one starting player is injured, one of the most expensive team players - Hernangomez - does not play at this level, that's just how it is. There's a lack of creativity, and the 3-pointers are not going in. I believe that Monaco will easily win again and close out the series.