Two teams hoping to push towards the top 10 meet in Munich as Bayern (11-15) welcomes Zvezda (10-16).
Pablo Laso, Bayern: 'To defeat a team like Zvezda, we need to excel in all areas'
Seasons
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Regular Season
Round 27 of 34
Regular Season
FC Bayern MunichBAY
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Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet BelgradeCZV
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Bayern has won two of the last three to rekindle playoff hopes, most recently grabbing a thrilling road triumph at Partizan behind 20 points from Sylvain Francisco, who presents a big threat to Zvezda after reaching double digits in seven straight games. The Serbian team has lost four of its last five games but did overcome Bayern at home in Round 6, when 16 points and 11 assists from ageless backcourt leader Milos Teodosic proved pivotal in a 64-68 victory.
Pablo Laso, Bayern head coach
"In the first leg, we had the chance to win. At home, we want to do better to keep the Play-Ins in sight for longer. But to defeat a team like Zvezda, we need to excel in all areas. They have strong scorers and power under the basket with Bolomboy, Mitrovic, and Gillespie – it will surely be a battle there. However, Devin (Booker) showed against Goettingen that he is back in good form after his injury. I hope the whole team is ready for this tough game on Friday."
Ioannis Sfairopoulos, Zvezda head coach
"After the break, we have a very demanding game against Bayern Munich. We all practiced together yesterday, for the first time, after the national team break. We only had two trainings to prepare for the game. These conditions are not the best, but they are the same for all EuroLeague teams. So we will be ready, we will focus on playing as well as possible and we will try to win. We know that we are playing against a quality opponent, they have been playing very well lately, they have better chemistry, better roles. It is very important for us to go and fight for every ball, for every possession and do our best."
Dejan Davidovac, Zvezda player
"My expectations are that we are ready after this break, we had time to recover, at least some of the players, so we are ready for this game. When we talk about the opponent, it's a good team with a lot of experienced players, they play with a full roster, they all came back from injury, so I expect a tough game."