ABA League clubs in Europe (schedule)

Another European week is in front of the ABA League clubs.

Crvena zvezda mts scored a huge win last weekend in ABA League when they defeated Mornar in match of the round, so now they will now try to use the good momentum to improve their score in EuroLeague. The red-and-whites are ahead of another double-round week in EuroLeague, while they will firstly play against Anadolu Efes on the road on Tuesday evening, while then they will host LDLC ASVEL on Friday evening in Belgrade.

Four ABA League clubs are about to continue their EuroCup Top 16 journey this week, while Budućnost VOLI will be the first to get on the court as they will play against Italian powerhouse Virtus Segafredo Bologna on the road on Tuesday evening. Budućnost VOLI grabbed a very important win in ABA League last weekend, while now they will try to get back on the winning track in EuroCup where they currently have the score of 1-1. On the other side Virtus Segafredo Bologna is the only undefeated team in this group as they have won both of their previous games.

Partizan NIS, Mornar and Cedevita Olimpija will play their EuroCup games on Wednesday evening.

Partizan NIS will face Russian side Lokomotiv Kuban and this is a very important match for both teams. The black-and-whites want to bounce back on their feet after that pretty heavy defeat they suffered in the last EuroCup round against Boulogne Metropolitans 92, while Lokomotiv Kuban simply have to win this match in order to stay in the race for the next stage as the Russian team is still winless in Top 16 phase. Partizan NIS current score in Top 16 stage is 1-1, while Lokomotiv Kuban are at 0-2.

Mornar will also play against Russian team as they are about to host UNICS Kazan. The boys from Bar suffered two painful home defeats over the last week as they were firstly defeated by MoraBanc Andorra in EuroCup, while then they lost the ABA League match of the round against Crvena zvezda mts. Still, everything might change for this team if they manage to defeat UNICS Kazan in the upcoming match as in that case Mornar would make a major step toward the next stage. Mornar currently have the overall score of 1-1, while UNICS Kazan are the only undefeated team in this group – 2-0.

Cedevita Olimpija will host French team JL Bourg and this game is coming probably in the best possible moment for the Dragons as they are in top form. Cedevita Olimpija are on a 4-game winning streak in ABA League, while on top of that they scored a big win in the last round of EuroCup when they prevailed over Budućnost VOLI. Cedevita Olimpija's current score in Top 16 stage is 1-1, while JL Bourg are at 0-2.

Finally, Igokea will play their most important European game so far in this season. They travel to Turkey to face Turkish side Turk Telekom on Tuesday evening in the match that will decide who will be the 2nd team from this group to advance to the next stage. The good thing for Igokea is that Turk Telekom have already secured their ticket for the next stage.

If Igokea win the upcoming match they will definitely seal their place in the next stage. If Igokea lose the match against Turk Telekom, they can still advance into the next stage but only if Hapoel Jersalem lose their game against CSP Limoges.  

2020/21 EuroLeague Regular Season, Round 22, Tuesday, 26 January, 2021:

Anadolu Efes – Crvena zvezda mts (17:00)

Round 23, Friday, 29 January, 2021:

Crvena zvezda mts - LDLC ASVEL (20:45)

2020/21 EuroCup Top 16, Group G, Round 3, Tuesday, 26 January, 2021:

Virtus Segafredo Bologna - Budućnost VOLI (20:30)

Group G, Round 3, Wednesday, 27 January, 2021:

Cedevita Olimpja – JL Bourg (20:30)

Group F, Round 3, Wednesday, 27 January, 2021:

Lokomotiv Kuban - Partizan NIS (17:30)

Group H, Round 3, Wednesday, 27 January, 2021:

Mornar – UNICS Kazan (18:45)

2020/21 FIBA Champions League Regular Season, Group G, Round 6, Tuesday, 26 January, 2021:

Turk Telekom – Igokea (18:30)