The 6 news of the week: Monaco and ASVEL learn the lesson in Euroleague, towards a decisive match in BCL
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Euroleague: Monaco and ASVEL face doubts
That the week was tested for ASVEL. Three matches and as many defeats, including two at home on the European stage. Wednesday, the Villeurbannais did not go far from a second exploit againstbarcelona armada but cracked late in the game. Under a different scenario, ASVEL lost two evenings later against Valencia. After a crazy comeback, Nando de Colo and his teammates failed to finish the job. In Monaco, the results are mixed. The snatch victory against theOlympiacos was soon eclipsed by the rout in Belgrade. The Red Star gave the lesson to the formation of Sasa Obradovic.
BCL play-ins: Dijon and Limoges will go to the decisive match
The second week of the BCL play-ins reserved a bad scenario for the JDA Dijon on the grounds of Peristeri. Facing Sylvain Francisco, Nenad Markovic’s men almost finished the job and won their series. Unfortunately, they failed in extra time and will have to win at home to continue the adventure in BCL. A Limoges, he had to carry out a rescue after the defeat in Germany. This is what Nicolas Lang and his soldiers undertook, without pity, by crushing Ludwigsburg. Decisive match on January 18 for the two French teams.
The Leaders Cup in sight
The first phase of the Betclic Elite season is about to end. At the end of the ASVEL – Le Mans meeting of the 17th day of the championship, the Leaders Cup will know its eight participants. With the last defeat of ASVEL, facing Boulogne-Levallois at the beginning of the week, five teams are fighting for four available places in Saint-Chamond. The Villeurbannais are in the same basket as Bourg, Limoges, Le Mans and Strasbourg, the worst on board to win their ticket.
Full box for French women on the European scene
The Landes and Bourges Basket teams won at home on the wire in Euroleague. Thanks to a gala Marine Fauthoux, the Landaises defeated Salamanca after extra time. At the same time, Tango overcame Iliana Rupert’s Virtus Bologna. Charleville and Villeneuve d’Ascq have qualified for the round of 16 of theEurocup Wednesday evening, joined on Thursday by Angers, Lattes-Monteplier and ASVEL. With 23 points and 8 rebounds, Dominique Malonga was particularly illustrated in Lyon’s victory.
Eurocup: Paris and Bourg continue their ascent
For its resumption in 2023, the Eurocup continues to smile on the two French teams involved in the competition. the Betting Basketball a strong impression on Carpentier fr Dominant Ankara and his French Axel Bouteille. The next day the JL Bourg, in a snatch, got the better of Cluj-Napoca on the outside. The Bressans are first in their group and the Ile-de-France second. Qualification for the Playoffs – among the top 8 – is practically decided.
Beginning of the year rhymes with new arrivals!
The two Euroleague teams will know reinforcements to come. ASVEL is preparing to welcome into its ranks Dee Bost, former well-known leader of the French championship and released by Galatasaray. AS Monaco would have signed Chima Moneke to densify his racquet, thus confirming the dismissal of Adrien Moerman from the Roca Team. In the second part of the Betclic Elite ranking, the young leader Rudy Demahis Ballou joined Fos-sur-Mer as a medical freelancer for Milan Barbitch. Earlier in the week, we learned that Elan Béarnais had mobilized its partners to offer Ricky McGill.
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