Santiago, Chile, 250 caliber, clay... Two of the most talented players in their countries, 20-year-old Croat Dino P. and 21-year-old Peruvian Vilius G., are facing each other in a tournament. Vilius, known for his skillful playing style and honesty, will be facing the fast progressing and peak form of Dino. Dino, who has shown great success in recent tournaments representing his national team and playing on the sandy courts of South America, will surely be motivated and stimulated by facing a talented player of his age.
The doubts team fell in the semi-finals and had time to think about their game, only the Spanish club has a lot of potential, while Virtus' miraculous game is now in the past and they are easily beatable in the Euroleague. Barcelona seems to be significantly ahead in terms of coefficient, and it will be difficult to expect miracles from Virtus again.
No matter what Masiulis says, that defense needs to be started and blah blah blah, but Žalgiris wins with their offense and even though Kaunas team can fight against LKL mushrooms, when solid teams come, their defense crumbles. So Olympiacos has problems with losses, but their team still has a lot of talent in offense, and the line doesn't seem big and confidently moves forward.
Fenerbahce played successfully in the cup and now they are playing well in the league, however after the celebration and before facing the worst team in the league, they should not be completely relaxed, so I believe they will still earn points. Partizan looks tragic, but they can still surprise, and they have potential in attack. Knowing the situation at Fenerbahce, I think there will be some relaxation and then a return to the game, while still earning points.
Sasa, Nikola out. Only the Greens remain to try and save this season with Fournier not performing well and not wanting to repeat the first game mistakes with Dorsey. The Greens are in good form and many are expecting a cosmic salary, so Tubelis should dominate here as he has been shooting well recently. Olympiacos is very static with Walkup, the other point guards are injured or struggling to adapt, and Cisco will do what he wants here.
Olympiacos arrives without Milutinovo and Vezenkovo. There would be no excuse for losing these home games to a team without two key players, who are in fact the top two most valuable players of the season. It doesn't matter that Peters and Jones are substitutes, they cannot be replaced equally, and it is crucial for Žalgiris to win here.
The PSG team simply dominated against the Monaco team away and now they have to convincingly prove their superiority at home. Monaco celebrated an unexpected victory in the local league, but the team's strength is very weak, while a team like PSG has already shown their power away and now in Paris I am expecting a very solid victory.
Even though Galatasaray has already done their job at home, Juventus, who looks so bad, will have a lot of difficulties at home against Galatasaray. 5 consecutive losses in matches show that there is something wrong with the Italian club at the moment, but I believe the Turkish super club can still surprise.
The Dortmund team proved their superiority at home and even though Atalanta now controls the game in Italy, the German club still appears more appealing. Atalanta is very inconsistent and does not play good football, while the Germans score goals and rarely lose.
Even though the wine glass may be impressive, after a loud party in Peru, it is often accompanied by a form crash, and also with the opponent being one step ahead of the betters, plus the news about Francisco's agreement with Barça, such news balances the microclimate within the team, not to mention the fact that Cisco will play with less capacity until the end of the season because of the fear of getting injured. I predict an easy Olympia Peru.