For the first time since the current competition format was introduced in 2016, the top two teams from the regular season will meet in the championship game. Real Madrid topped the standings all seasons after winning its first 10 games and finished with a 27-7 mark while Panathinaikos soared late to place second at 23-11.
Top two teams, Real Madrid and Panathinaikos, meet for the crown
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Though the teams split their regular-season clashes, with each side winning on the road, Los Blancos had owned the Greens before that, winning 16 of 17 games between them. Of course, this Panathinaikos squad is much different from the squads that Real feasted on.
Among a handful of interesting potential matchups in this game will be between French national team centers Vincent Poirier of Real Madrid and Mathias Lessort of Panathinaikos. There are also the Argentinian playmakers, Facu Campazzo of Real and Luca Vildoza of Panathinaikos, who were teammates last season at Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade. Real’s top scorer, Mario Hezonja, played for Panathinaikos in 2020-21 and Panathinaikos forward Juancho Hernangomez claimed a handful of medals with the Spanish national team alongside Sergio Rodriguez, Rudy Fernandez and Sergio Llull.
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