The 18 teams that compete in the Euroleague have met urgently this Friday to assess the situation of the competition after the outbreak of the war started by Russia in Ukrainian territory and have made the decision to approve the transfer to a neutral stage of all the matches that were to be played on Russian territory, with the sole exception of matches played by Russian teams, andl Zenit St. Petersburg in front of Unics Boiler and the Zenit –CSKA Moscow, which should be played on March 22 and April 1, respectively.
With this decision, the match that Barça was supposed to play this Sunday on the stadium’s pitch is suspended. CSKA Moscú. The azulgranas had to face this Friday also the Zenit de San Petersburgo, the team led by the ex-blaugrana coach Javier Pascual, but the Euroleague opted to preventively suspend the meeting until a decision is made by the executive committee.
With the Russian teams
In the meeting, in which the representatives of the Russian teams also participated, CSKA; Zenit and Unics Kazan, It has also been decided that the matches that affect the Russian teams away from their pitch will remain as scheduled.
The Euroleague will now analyze the different alternatives so that these matches can be held and the neutral venues to which the competition will be transferred. One of the proposals is to play these matches in Serbia.
