EL: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet enter the Play-In as the 10th placed team in the regular season

In the last round of the 2024/25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season, Crvena zvezda Meridianbet suffered road defeat against Panathinaikos AKTOR in a crazy overtime thriller. It means that the Belgrade powerhouse have finished the regular season at the 10^th place and that they will play in the 2024/25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Play-In phase.

Crvena zvezda Meridianbet will play against Bayern Munich on the road in the first round of the Play-In Phase. If they win that match, they will then face either Real Madrid or Paris Basketball, again on the road, in the second and final round of the Play-In.

Crvena zvezda Meridianbet will definitely have big regrets after tonight’s loss in Athens as they were so close to stun the reigning European champions on their court. The red-and-whites were up by 8 points – 94:86, with 3 minutes remaining in the 4^th quarter, but Panathinaikos AKTOR made a late comeback and managed to force overtime – 98:98.

In the additional 5 minutes, the Greens had more concentration as they made some big shots to eventually win the match by 111:104.

2024/25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season Round 34, Friday, 11 April 2025:

PANATHINAIKOS AKTOR – Crvena zvezda Meridianbet 111:104 (23:26, 24:23, 30:28, 19:19, 15:8)
Nunn 31, Hernangomez 18 | Miller-McIntyre 26, Nedović 22.

Thursday, 10 April 2025:

Partizan Mozzart Bet – REAL MADRID 89:91 (24:22, 22:26, 28:17, 15:26)
Davies 22, Jones 15 | Musa 15, Tavares 14.