A lack of a day and a half for the end of the regular season of the Euroleagueplus several postponed matches, the only sure thing is that the Only be first. The rest of the composition of the Top 8 will have to be resolved in the next few days. Especially what the first four suppose, that is, the seeded ones. And that affects the Real Madrid.
Laso’s men got into trouble with their unexpected defeat against the penultimate, the Panathinaikos, which shortly after minimized the surprise of the day: Monaco’s victory in Milan. With this victory, the Monegasques take a giant step to be among the best while doing the Whites a favor because the Italians are left behind.
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The Pablo Laso’s ensemble depends on himself to remain second at the end of the regular league. If the white team wins the remaining match against Bayern Mnich, they will keep their place regardless of what Olympiacos and Armani Milan do in their respective matches.
The regulations of the Euroleague state that in the case of a triple tie what counts to break the tie is the number of victories in the duels between the three teams. In this case Olympiacos and Real Madrid will add three each for none of the Italian team, which was ruled out of the fight for second place. AND in the duel between madridistas and greeks, with a victory for each, the average that is favorable to the white team will be measured.
In the event that the Whites lose their last game at home against the Bavarian team, would need Olympiacos and Armani to also lose their last matches for the triple tie situation to occur. If Olympiacos beats Barcelona in their last game (they played on the last day against the Russian Unics) or the Milan beat ASVEL In their last game, Laso’s team could lose second place and even third place if the Greeks and Italians win their last games and Madrid lose theirs.
Third place, which also has home court factor in its favour, could mean a tougher rival in the quarterfinals. To be fourth, wins for Olympiacos and Armani and loss to Bayern, It can cross you with Anadolu Efes or Maccabi and on top of that you face Bara in the Final Four. All, of course, hypothetical.
