Monaco a foot and a half away in the Euroleague play-offs
Thanks to its victory in Milan (63-72), AS Monaco Basket took a big step towards qualifying for the Euroleague play-offs. A feat for the French basket.
They are stunning and very close to a historic feat. This Thursday, March 31, Monaco struck again in the Euroleague. Facing Milan, European cador, the Roca Team went to seek a restrained success. Trailing by ten points at the break, the Monegasques then completely turned the game around with a series of 20-1 to seek victory, resting on a comfortable mattress in advance (63-72). With this new success, the fourth in a row in the prestigious European Cup, the club from the Principality is also guaranteed to contest the play-offs of the competition. A rare feat in the French basket, which has two clubs involved this season, with ASVEL at the bottom of the table.
Banner of the tricolor basket
The last time a team from France had played in the final stages of the Euroleague was in 2007. That year, Elan Béarnais had won their ticket to the Top 16, before being eliminated from the 16th final. For the quarters, we have to go back to 2000, with Villeurbanne. Transformed since the arrival of coach Sasa Obradovic during the season, Monaco have done what is necessary to be as close as possible to a performance which seemed only a mirage at the start of the season.
Very close to the verdict
The stakes are high: for the ASM, only a qualification for the top 8 guarantees its place for next season in this closed championship that is the Euroleague. Now with a positive record (14 wins, 13 losses), the Principality club has all the cards in hand. For Monaco, it is enough for Alba Berlin to lose only one of its matches to be directly qualified. This Friday, April 1, the Germans face defending champions Anadolu Efes. With their chances well in hand, Léo Westermann and his family will have the opportunity to force fate themselves with a last regular season match against Berlin, on April 8 in Monaco.
Abilities of all
In the event of play-offs, the Roca Team has no reason to deprive itself of dreaming. With what it has shown against the big names, with great victories against Milan, Olympiakos, and snatched overtime against the giants of Barça and Real Madrid, ASM can realistically aim for the Final Four. To Mike James, Yacouba Ouattara and the rest to continue writing the history of the tricolor basket.