EL: Crvena zvezda mts to open their EuroLeague season in Athens

Wednesday, 02. October 2019 at 10:20

The reigning ABA League champions will face Panathinaikos on the road in the 1st round of the 2019/20 EuroLeague regular season. 

Milan Tomic (Photo: Cibona/Zeljko Baksaj)

By winning the 2018/19 ABA championship, Crvena zvezda mts have returned to the EuroLeague after a one-year absence and this Thursday evening the red & whites are about to start their new European journey. The Belgrade giant will have an extremely difficult task at the start of the season, as they will face Greek powerhouse Panathinaikos Athens on the road.

These two sides have played numerous games against each other over the past few years, while Zvezda certainly remembers the match in OAKA from January 2016, when they defeated Panathinaikos in front of the green crowd.  

Crvena zvezda mts have in their current roster two former players of Panathinaikos – Stratos Perperoglou and James Gist and their experience of playing big games in packed OAKA Hall can certainly help the Belgrade side to try stunning the powerful rival.

Good luck red & whites, we wish you a successful European journey!

2019/20 EuroLeague Regular Season, Round 1, Thursday 3.10.2019:

Panathinaikos Athens – Crvena zvezda mts (20:00)

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