BCL: Partizan vs. Paok; FEC: Cibona to face Zielona Gora
Partizan NIS will play against PAOK Thessaloniki in the FIBA Basketball Champions League Playoffs Round 1, while Cibona will face Zielona Gora in the FIBA Europe Cup Round of 16.
Novica Velickovic (Photo: Cibona/Zeljko Baksaj & Gordan Lausic)
Partizan NIS will play against PAOK Thessaloniki in the FIBA Basketball Champions League Playoffs Round 1, while Cibona will face Zielona Gora in the FIBA Europe Cup Round of 16.
Two ABA League teams continue their pursuit for European glory in FIBA club competitions.
In the FIBA Basketball Champions League, there will be a clash of two black & white teams - Partizan NIS will play against PAOK Thessaloniki in the Playoffs Round 1. This will be indeed a very interesting clash as the fans of Partizan NIS and PAOK Thessaloniki have a very good relationship and they often attend the games together.
The first leg will be played in Thessaloniki on February 7/8, while the rematch in Belgrade is scheduled for February 21/22.
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In the FIBA Europe Cup, Cibona will face Stelmet Zielona Gora in the Round of 16. The interesting thing about this clash is that a former player of Cibona James Florence is currently defending the colors of the Polish team.
The 1st leg will be played in Zielona Gora on February 8, while the rematch in Zagreb is scheduled for February 22.
