In a battle of previously undefeated teams, Real Madrid topped Zalgiris Kaunas 93-79 in Round 3 of the 2023-24 EuroLeague Regular Season.

Real Madrid beats Zalgiris Kaunas 93-79, goes up to 3-0 overall

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Walter Tavares of Real Madrid looks to score among a series of Zalgiris Kaunas players during the two teams' Round 3 matchup in the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season.

In a battle of two unbeaten teams, Los Blancos were the team to come out on top.

Real Madrid beats Zalgiris 93-79, goes up to 3-0 overall

Real Madrid v Zalgiris Kaunas (2023-10-17T18:45:00.000Z)

FC Bayern Munich celebrated a valuable 68-76 win at Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz in Round 3 of the 2023-24 EuroLeague Regular Season, thanks to an industrious and workmanlike performance.

FC Bayern Munich stuns Baskonia 68-76 for an impressive road win  

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FC Bayern Munich's Freddie Gillespie battles with Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz's Khalifa Diop for a rebound during the two teams' matchup in Round 3 of the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season.

The shorthanded visitors produced a seamless team effort to stage an upset at Buesa Arena.

Bayern stuns Baskonia 68-76 for an impressive road win  

Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz v FC Bayern Munich (2023-10-17T18:30:00.000Z)

Anadolu Efes S.K. claims its first victory with a commanding 89-84 triumph against LDLC ASVEL after leading for 35 of the 40 minutes, securing a first win of the season and a first-ever EuroLeague victory for coach Erdem Can.

Anadolu Efes S.K. tops LDLC ASVEL 89-84 for first win this season 

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Tyrique Jones of Anadolu Efes Istanbul attacks the basket against John Egbunu of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne during the two teams' Round 3 matchup in the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season.

Will Clyburn (19 points) and Shane Larkin (18) led Anadolu Efes Istanbul in scoring on Tuesday night.

Efes tops ASVEL 89-84 for first win this season 

Anadolu Efes Istanbul v LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne (2023-10-17T17:30:00.000Z)

Fenerbahce Basketball bounced back after last week's narrow defeat at Valencia Basket by grabbing a well-deserved 83-69 victory over Panathinaikos B.C. in Round 3 of the 2023-24 EuroLeague Regular Season.

Fenerbahce Basketball shines in 83-69 win over Panathinaikos B.C.

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Johnathan Motley of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul shoots over Juancho Hernangomez of Panathinaikos Athens during the two teams' Round 3 meeting in the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season.

The Turkish side led for the final three and a half quarters.

Fenerbahce shines in 83-69 win over Panathinaikos

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul v Panathinaikos Athens (2023-10-17T17:15:00.000Z)

In the latest tribute to retired EuroLeague star Luigi Datome, his team of the last three seasons, Olimpia Milano, honored him before 10,000 fans at Mediolanum Forum on Tuesday.

Milan honors retired icon Luigi Datome

EA7 Emporio Armani Milan marked its first Turkish Airlines EuroLeague home game of the season by honoring recently retired star [Luigi “Gigi” Datome](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/luigi-datome/ccd/) with a pre-game ceremony on Tuesday before taking on Olympiacos Piraeus

"Luigi Datome Night" at Mediolanum Forum gave the home fans in Milan a chance to say goodbye to the former EuroLeague champion who played his final three seasons with the club and was an icon of the Italian national team.

The celebration of Datome's career included the sharpshooting forward, amateur rock-and-roll guitarist and all-around cultural icon being inducted into the club's hall of fame. A crowd of more than 10,000 people was on hand to toast Datome and Milan made the night special by offering fans a special-edition Datome jersey with a throw-back design and the hall of fame insignia. 

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The club also presented Datome with a plaque commemorating his entry into the hall of fame that included a quote by club owner Giorgio Armani hailing Datome's perseverance and resiliency in overcoming obstacles.

[Datome, 35, announced his retirement from club basketball over the summer](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/gigi-datome-charismatic-2017-euroleague-champ-ends-his-club-career/) but ended his career playing for the Italian national team at the recent FIBA World Cup. He [was feted by another of his former teams, Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul,](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/luigi-datome-gigi-fenerbahce-olimpia-milano-tribute/) when Milan played its first road game of the EuroLeague season there in Round 1.

In the latest tribute to retired EuroLeague star Luigi Datome, his team of the last three seasons honored him before 10,000 fans at Mediolanum Forum on Tuesday.

EA7 Emporio Armani Milan v Olympiacos Piraeus (2023-10-17T18:45:00.000Z)

FC Barcelona remains undefeated in the 2023-24 EuroLeague Regular Season after downing KK Partizan Belgrade 83-92 at Stark Arena on Friday evening.

FC Barcelona beats KK Partizan Belgrade, 83-92, to stay undefeated

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Tomas Satoransky of FC Barcelona under pressure from PJ Dozier of Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade during the two teams' Round 3 matchup in the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season.

The visitors quietened down a passionate crowd at Stark Arena for large portions of the game.

Barcelona beats Partizan, 83-92, to stay undefeated

Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade v FC Barcelona (2023-10-17T16:30:00.000Z)

### Alex Mumbru, Valencia head coach

"It's a strange game due to the current situation, but talking about the sports side Maccani is a team that just played a great single game against Partizan, and they beat a great team playing great basketball. They did the right signings not just to make the playoffs, but also the Final Four. They are well-coached, they know what they are playing. It will be a tough and complicated game, for sure. In our last game we kinda nursed Semi a little, we'll see how he feels come game time. We will go minute by minute, game by game."

### Victor Claver, Valencia player

"We must focus on our thing. We know it's a complicated situation, especially for them. They had to leave their country and look for the way to practice and be together. On our part, we'll have to try to stay on the same path as we have been lately. We started with two home wins in the EuroLeague, doing what we want to do. We will try to get a new win."

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Valencia (2-0) will look to make it three wins out of three with a visit from Maccabi (1-0), which is also unbeaten after the postponement of its scheduled Round 2 game against Milan.

Pre-game quotes: Valencis vs. Maccabi

Valencia Basket v Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv (2023-10-18T18:30:00.000Z)

### Dusko Ivanovic, Zvezda head coach

Every EuroLeague game is important, especially this one, after the defeat in Kaunas. It will be difficult, against a great team that, according to all forecasts before the start of the season, was considered as one of the favorites to go to the Final Four. They didn't start very well, but because of that they will be even more dangerous. We have to be focused and ready for a tough match and probably all 40 minutes of basketball game.

### Sasa Obradovic, Monaco head coach

"Honestly, we're still looking for our best chemistry, especially in attack, and we need to improve on some of the little things that make the difference. We'll be playing a team aiming for the top four, in probably the toughest stadium in Europe. Playing Red Star Belgrade at home is always a tough game. They're an even stronger team than last year. Playing them at this stage is a real challenge. Of course, we analyze our opponents and prepare to face them. But, at this stage of the season, the first focus has to be on ourselves. We have to concentrate first and foremost on our game, our decisions on the pitch, to tip the balance in the right direction."

### Adam Hanga, Zvezda player

"A very difficult match, we know their qualities, they have enormous individual quality, many players who can solve one-on-one situations and, therefore, games. The roster and team remained almost the same, they didn't start the season well with 0-2 and they have the pressure. That is the charm and beauty of the EuroLeague. Every game is important. Obviously, it's a very important game for them, as it is for us. After the defeat in the EuroLeague, it is very important not to lose two games in a row. Especially, we must not lose a game at home."

### Petr Cornelie, Monaco player

"In a stadium where it's very difficult to play, we're going to face a good Belgrade team. We're going to have to do a better job to get the momentum going and get the ball rolling. A win would change everything for us. We've got a big team but at the moment we're not playing well. It's up to us to be solid as a team. We're no longer outsiders; we're expected to be everywhere."

A pair of teams aiming to bounce back from tough losses meet in the Serbian capital for the first of three games on Wednesday.

Pre-game quotes: Zvezda vs. Monaco

Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade v AS Monaco (2023-10-18T18:00:00.000Z)

### Luca Banchi, Virtus head coach

The team, from an emotional point of view, takes energy from the victories, like any team, from the good performance in Monaco and the decent continuity expressed in the tricky away game in Trento. We are preparing for this round of competitions from an emotional standpoint in the ideal condition to do so. The defeat with Kaunas leaves us with that bitterness that I would like us to turn into determination to try to raise the level of our game even more. This is the EuroLeague, as exalted as it gets in European basketball, you have to be very careful because there are no teams that give you room for error. A clear example of this is Berlin, whose characteristics are very specific and so it would be a mistake to think it is a less complex game than Munich and Kaunas were, it is simply different but hides its complexity. Achille is not yet available and this limits our possibilities, it always pushes us to manage this emergency that becomes even more evident playing three games in such a narrow time frame. The team from the mental point of view comes to us with a good mood, from the technical point of view it has to cope with an emergency and it brings with it this little blemish of how we were not able to capitalize on the advantages accumulated against Kaunas, which is perhaps something possible at such an early moment of the season, but the Euroleague does not give margin. We arrive with the load of motivation and determination that allows us to play one game at a time, but always with a consistent will to impose our basketball. This is a team that more than others is strongly characterized by its own style, now for years, with talented players who play at a very high pace, with a type of basketball different from the conventional.

### Isaia Cordinier, Virtus player

There is a big difference now, we have a new coach and we have to adapt to a new system and find a new chemistry, but I think we are doing very well now. We are absolutely far from done, we have a lot of challenges in front of us but we are on the right track. We have to keep building on what we did well and what we improved on in the games against Munich and Trento. We have to learn a lot from the Kaunas game, we cannot concede easy defeats at home. Home wins are crucial for us and will be crucial in the season finale. I work hard and am always ready to help the team, my versatility allows me to do many things on the court, both on defense and offense. I pride myself on being a pliant player and showing it during games by giving 100 percent for the team and to my teammates.

A week after downing Monaco in impressive style on the road, Virtus (1-1) will look to build further momentum with a visit from winless ALBA (0-2). 

Pre-game quotes: Virtus vs. ALBA

Virtus Segafredo Bologna v ALBA Berlin (2023-10-18T18:30:00.000Z)