FC Barcelona will attempt to complete a historic comeback against an AS Monaco team determined to hold its home court. Both teams have reasons for optimism: Monaco won Games 1 and 2 at home with a degree of comfort, but Barça did manage a strong regular season victory at the Salle Gaston Medecin.
Game Notes: Monaco vs. Barcelona
2024-25
3 Minuto di lettura
The hosts will look to recover the offensive fluidity that marked their victories in the opening two games, having been stifled by Barça’s defense in Game 4 and only making 23 of its 63 field goal attempts (36.5%), while recording more turnovers (19) than assists (16).
Monaco’s quartet of backcourt stars all particularly struggled from beyond the arc in the last meeting, with Mike James (1 of 5), Elie Okobo (0 of 4), Jordan Loyd (1 of 5) and Matthew Strazel (2 of 7) falling well below their usual three-point shooting standards, so Vassilis Spanoulis will be keen to create some early open looks on the perimeter to boost confidence.
Barça’s injury problems have forced coach Joan Penarroya into some improvisations, and Dario Brizuela has especially flourished in his new point guard role with a series average of 13.8 points on 61.1% three-point shooting.
The Spanish team has also got big performances out of its backup big men in the last couple of games. With Jan Vesely and Chimezie Metu both sidelined by injury, Willy Hernangomez took over Game 3 before Youssoupha Fall did the same in Game 4, so Monaco centers Daniel Theis and Mam Jaiteh will look to respond by rediscovering the inside dominance they enjoyed earlier in the series.
Winning three straight games by taking Game 5 on the road will take a massive effort for Barca, so the big personalities and strong shooting potential of Jabari Parker and Kevin Punter will have to take a key role for the Blaugrana. But with the energy of Alpha Diallo and Jaron Blossomgame adding to the backcourt weapons at Monaco’s disposal, the home team will take some stopping.
Game Videos
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Mike James appears on the EuroLeague & Friends podcast... with a surprise guest!
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Diallo posterizes Parker! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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Follow the Monaco-Barcelona Game 5 post-game press conference
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Mike James: 'We like to make it tough'
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Georgios Papagiannis: 'I was staying ready'
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AS Monaco-FC Barcelona | Playoffs Game 5 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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James & Papagannis connection! Motorola Magic Moment
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Papagiannis dunks off a James dish! Motorola Magic Moment
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Blossomgame flies for the put-back slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Diallo turns defense to offense! Motorola Magic Moment
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The Fantasy Challenge Podcast dissects Game 5
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Jabari Parker: 'The Barcelona fans are amazing'
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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
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Diallo's big dunk! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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Satoransky's huge block! Motorola Magic Moment
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James finds Theis! Motorola Magic Moment
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Blossomgame's two-handed dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Willy Hernangomez: 'Friday, we have another big opportunity'
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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
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Parker seals the outcome! Motorola Magic Moment
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Parker's huge buzzer-beater! Motorola Magic Moment
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Diallo's big block! Motorola Magic Moment
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Brizuela finds Parra! Motorola Magic Moment
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Alpha Diallo: 'It's really hard to beat us'
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Monaco Showtime! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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Mam Jaiteh: 'If we play like this defensively, we will do good'
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AS Monaco-FC Barcelona | PO Game 2 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Tarpey’s big driving dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Jaiteh’s poster dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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From defense to slam-dunk offense! Motorola Magic Moment
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Jaiteh’s diving hustle! Motorola Magic Moment
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Diallo’s chasedown block! Motorola Magic Moment
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Parker flushes on Barca fast break! Motorola Magic Moment,
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Tarpey's big block! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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Daniel Theis: 'Matthew Strazel sets the tone for our defense'
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Elie Okobo: 'We showed great character today'
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AS Monaco-FC Barcelona | PO Game-1 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Theis throws it down! Motorola Magic Moment
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James turns defense into offense! 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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Mike James: 'We can celebrate a little bit'
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LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne-AS Monaco | 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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The EuroLeague & Friends gang are joined by Nick Calathes for episode 22
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AS Monaco-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | RS Round 33 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- Barcelona edged Monaco 79-72 in Game 4 of this series with Jabari Parker scoring 22 points.
- Barcelona beat Monaco 100-89 in Game 3 behind Willy Hernangomez's double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds, including a career-best 7 offensive rebounds, and a career-high PIR of 31, which earned him co-MVP of the Round honors.
- In Game 2, Monaco topped Barcelona 92-79 while dishing a club-record 28 assists. Mam Jaiteh tied his career highs in scoring (20) and PIR (27), and he set a career-best with 9-of-9 two-point shooting. He earned his first MVP of the Round honor in the process.
- Monaco beat Barcelona 97-80 in Game 1 behind a career-high 22 points from Daniel Theis.
- Monaco guard Matthew Strazel tied his career-high PIR of 21 in Game 1 after he set that mark earlier this season, also against Barcelona, in a Round 20 loss.
- Barcelona guard Dario Brizuela had a career-best game in an 84-98 win in Monaco in Round 20. Brizuela posted career highs in scoring (27), PIR (25), and minutes played (28:46), and tied his career best with 6 three-point shots made.
- Monaco center Georgios Papagiannis set the club's single-game record when he blocked 4 shots in Round 20 against Barcelona.
- Barcelona beat Monaco 86-71 in Round 3 behind 21 points from Kevin Punter, snapping Monaco's three-game winning streak in this series.
- Monaco beat Barcelona 78-66 in their third-place game at the 2023 Final Four.
- The two teams met for the first time in the 2021-22 season.
- Nick Calathes spent two seasons at Barcelona, from 2020 to 2022, and helped it reach two Final Fours, including the championship game in 2021.
- Monaco forward Petr Cornelie was a teammate of Barcelona's Youssoupha Fall at French club Le Mans during the 2015-16 season.
- Barcelona forward Joel Parra pulled down a career-best tying 5 offensive rebounds in Game 2 of this series.
- Barcelona's Jabari Parker had a career-high 6 assists in Game 2 of this series.
- Barcelona’s injured big man Chimezie Metu tied his personal high with 8 rebounds in a Round 20 win over Monaco.
- Barcelona guard Kevin Punter made a career-high 11 free throws while playing for Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade against Monaco in January 2024.