Teamwork saw Barcelona scrape past Bayern
FC Barcelona showcased its resilience with a second narrow win of the week, having edged FC Bayern Munich 72-70 on Thursday after Tuesday’s 83-78 win over Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv, improving to 15-8 while Bayern dropped to 9-14 after suffering two defeats on its Spanish tour (73-82 at Valencia on Tuesday).
Barca thus took full advantage of its home court and can now look forward to the final third of the regular season, having been forced to dig deep by a battling Bayern side that missed a bunch of key players.
Game Videos
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Vesely's big block!
- 03:25
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FC Bayern Munich - ALBA Berlin | Round 29 | Highlights
- 03:32
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FC Barcelona - Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade | Round 29 | Highlights
- 00:08
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Satoransky stops Campazzo!
- 03:14
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul - FC Barcelona | Round 28 | Highlights
- 00:09
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Higgins springs Kalinic for fastbreak dunk!
- 03:38
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Olympiacos Piraeus - FC Bayern Munich | Round 28 | Highlights
- 03:29
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FC Bayern Munich - LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne | Round 27 | Highlights
- 03:48
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Olympiacos - FC Barcelona | Round 27 | Highlights
- 00:17
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7DAYS Magic Moment: McKissic on the halftime buzzer!
- 00:10
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Sloukas with the go-ahead drive!
- 03:38
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Top 10 Plays | Round 26 | 2022-23 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 03:32
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FC Barcelona - Zalgiris Kaunas | Round 26 | Highlights
- 03:29
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FC Bayern Munich - Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade | Round 26 | Highlights
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Lucic beats the buzzer!
- 03:41
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FC Barcelona - AS Moanco | Round 25 | Highlights
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Jokubaitis's off-balance flicker
- 03:48
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Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv - FC Bayern Munich | Round 25 | Highlights
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Obst beats the buzzer!
- 00:13
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Gillespie denies Brown
- 01:52
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Round 24 | 2022-23 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague | Thursday review
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Virtus Segafredo Bologna - FC Barcelona | Round 24 | Highlights
- 03:37
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FC Bayern Munich - Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | Round 24 | Highlights
- 00:34
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7DAYS Magic Moment of the Night: Wimberg beats the buzzer!
- 00:22
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Wimberg beats the buzzer!
- 00:11
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Gillespie stops LeDay!
- 01:17
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Virtus aims to sweep Barca on Thursday
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FC Barcelona - FC Bayern Munich | Round 23 | Highlights
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Satoransky dunks!
- 00:12
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Niklas Wimberg dunks!
- 03:26
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Valencia Basket - FC Bayern Munich | Round 22 | Highlights
- 03:45
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FC Barcelona - Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv | Round 22 | Highlights
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Jan Vesely posterizes Jarell Martin!
- 03:32
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FC Bayern Munich - Virtus Segafredo Bologna | Round 21 | Highlights
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Real Madrid - FC Barcelona | Round 21 | Highlights
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Sanli stops Tavares!
- 03:32
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Anadolu Efes Istanbul - FC Bayern Munich | Round 20 | Highlights
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Giffey's sweet pass to Gillespie
- 06:04
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Re-live Shane Larkin's EuroLeague-record 49 points vs. Bayern
- 03:32
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Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz - FC Barcelona | Round 20 | Highlights
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What's in my EuroLeague Kitbag? Nicolas Laprovittola, FC Barcelona
- 03:53
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FC Barcelona - Anadolu Efes Istanbul | Round 19 | Highlights
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul - FC Bayern Munich | Round 19 | Highlights
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What's in my EuroLeague Kitbag? Augustine Rubit, FC Bayern Munich
- 03:46
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LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne - FC Barcelona | Round 18 | Highlights
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Mirotic beats the buzzer!
- 03:29
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FC Bayern Munich - Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | Round 18 | Highlights
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FC Bayern Munich - Panathinaikos Athens | Round 17 | Highlights
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FC Barcelona - Virtus Segafredo Bologna | Round 17 | Highlights
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Hunter denies Ponitka!
The home team’s effort was highlighted by an impressive total of 21 assists while Bayern only had 9, and Barcelona also dominated the boards as it racked up 36 rebounds to Bayern’s 31. The Spanish side also made more three-pointers (9 of 21, Bayern 6 of 21), having relied on several players to carry the workload. Jan Vesely came off the bench to finish as the man of the match with 10 points and 9 rebounds, with Sertac Sanli who started instead of him, also contributing with 10 points.
Sharpshooter Nikola Mirotic paced Barcelona with 12 points and Cory Higgins netted 9, including the all-important game-winning shot with 22.3 seconds left on the clock.
So, how did Bayern come so close to staging an upset? It forced a barrage of free throws with patient possession and hit 16 of 17 shots from the foul line, while Barcelona was 7 of 10. In the end, fine margins decided the thrilling contest that came down to the wire.