A high-powered matchup awaits at Palau Blaugrana as third-placed Barca (13-6) welcomes fast-rising Olympiacos (11-8).
Game Notes: Barcelona vs. Olympiacos
2023-24
3 Mins read
Jan Vesely was simply unstoppable in Barca's big wins against Real Madrid and Baskonia last week, netting 27 and 23 points, respectively, and his battle with Reds center Moustapha Fall could be pivotal. Olympiacos will be full of confidence after winning four straight games, and it will look to manage the tempo of the game through the all-round leadership skills of Thomas Walkup, who threatened a triple-double with 9 points, 9 assists and 7 rebounds in last week's win over Monaco.
- Out of 34 games that Olympiacos and Barcelona have played this century, eight have been either at the Final Four or in the EuroLeague Playoffs.
- Olympiacos won its first EuroLeague title by beating Barcelona 73-58 in the 1997 championship game in Rome as Final Four MVP David Rivers scored 26 points.
- Barcelona bested Olympiacos in the 2010 EuroLeague championship game in Paris, winning 86-68 thanks to 21 points from Final Four MVP Juan Carlos Navarro.
- Olympiacos edged Barcelona 68-64 in the 2012 Final Four semifinals on the way to winning the EuroLeague title in Istanbul.
- Olympiacos beat Barcelona 3-1 in the 2015 EuroLeague Playoffs.
- Barcelona and Olympiacos have played in the third-place game twice, first in 2009 when Barcelona won 95-79, and also at the 2022 Final Four when Barcelona prevailed over Olympiacos 84-74.
- Olympiacos coach Georgios Bartzokas was Barcelona's head coach during the 2016-17 season; he led the club to a 12-18 regular-season record. No player from that season remains on the Barcelona roster.
- Olympiacos forward Kostas Papanikolaou played for Barcelona during the 2013-14 season. He helped the team win the Spanish League championship.
- Olympiacos guard Thomas Walkup was a teammate of Barcelona guard Rokas Jokubaitis at Zalgiris Kaunas for three seasons, from 2018 to 2021.
- Olympiacos's Ignas Brazdeikis was a teammate of Jokubaitis on the Lithuanian national team at the 2023 Basketball World Cup.
- Olympiacos center Nikola Milutinov has been a teammate of Barcelona's Nikola Kalinic on the Serbian national team.
- Milutinov earned MVP of the Round honors after he led Olympiacos to a 60-69 victory in Barcelona with 18 points plus 14 rebounds, including 7 offensive boards, for a PIR of 36 in December 2018.
- Olympiacos forward Luke Sikma and Barcelona's Oscar da Silva were teammates at ALBA Berlin during the 2021-22 season.
- Sikma posted his career high with 7 offensive rebounds playing for ALBA against Barcelona in October 2021.
- Barcelona guard Nicolas Laprovittola set his career-high with 3 steals in a road loss against Olympiacos in April 2022.
- In that same game, Barcelona center James Nnaji posted a career-high with 7 rebounds.
- Barcelona point guard Tomas Satoransky collected a career-high 4 steals in a season-opening loss against Olympiacos in October 2022.
- Olympiacos guard Shaquielle McKissic swiped a career-high 5 steals in the third-place game at the 2022 Final Four.
- Barcelona forward Nikola Kalinic scored a career-high 25 points and had a career-best PIR of 27 while playing for Crvena Zvezda Belgrade against Olympiacos in December 2021.
Game Videos
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Olympiacos Piraeus-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | 3rd Place Game Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Mic'd Up: Alpha Diallo and Thomas Walkup | 2025 EuroLeague Semifinals
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Olympiacos Piraeus-AS Monaco | Semifinal Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Fall with a monster slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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At the Final Four: Saben Lee, Olympiacos Piraeus
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Playoffs MVP Sasha Vezenkov joins the pre-Final Four EuroLeague & Friends podcast
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AS Monaco-FC Barcelona | Playoffs Game 5 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Jabari Parker: 'The Barcelona fans are amazing'
- 00:54
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Youssoupha Fall: 'We will keep that same energy'
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FC Barcelona-AS Monaco | Playoffs Game 4 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:07
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Satoransky's huge block! Motorola Magic Moment
- 01:23
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Kostas Papanikolaou: 'We want to go all the way'
- 01:18
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Evan Fournier: 'We're getting closer to our goal'
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Real Madrid-Olympiacos Piraeus | Playoffs Game 4 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:29
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Vezenkov hits a crucial three! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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Hezonja dunks off the baseline! Motorola Magic Moment
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Peters’s dunk on the break! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:05
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Fall monster dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:48
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Willy Hernangomez: 'Friday, we have another big opportunity'
- 00:24
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Kevin Punter: 'It was a must-win for us'
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FC Barcelona-AS Monaco | Playoffs Game 3 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:18
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Parker seals the outcome! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:23
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Parker's huge buzzer-beater! Motorola Magic Moment
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Brizuela finds Parra! Motorola Magic Moment
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Real Madrid-Olympiacos Piraeus | Playoffs Game 3 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:23
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Wright rocks the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
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Lee’s two-handed slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Nikola Milutinov: 'We know Real Madrid is capable of coming back from 0-2'
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Sasha Vezenkov: 'We go to finish the series on Tuesday'
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Olympiacos Piraeus-Real Madrid | PO Game 2 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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AS Monaco-FC Barcelona | PO Game 2 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:25
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Milutinov rocks the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:21
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Parker flushes on Barca fast break! Motorola Magic Moment,
- 00:50
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Nikola Milutinov: 'We have to stay humble'
- 00:45
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Sasha Vezenkov: 'Real Madrid will come ready to play in Game 2'
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Olympiacos Piraeus-Real Madrid | PO Game-1 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:12
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McKissic skies for a ferocious slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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AS Monaco-FC Barcelona | PO Game-1 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:10
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Fall detonates the dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Milutinov rocks the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
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Xavi Pascual, Boniface N'Dong remember 2010 title triumph on The Crossover
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Kevin Punter: 'True testament of us being a team'
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FC Barcelona-Virtus Segafredo Bologna | RS Round 34 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Willy posterizes Toko! Motorola Magic Moment
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Moses Wright: 'It's great to be back on the court'
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Olympiacos Piraeus-Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv | RS Round 34 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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The Fantasy Challenge Podcast prepares for the end of the regular season
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Alec Peters: 'Career high, but what's sticking with me are the zero rebounds'
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ALBA Berlin-Olympiacos Piraeus | RS Round 33 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 01:26
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Jabari Parker: 'We just wanted it more'
