EL: Zvezda’s European dream ends in another heart-breaking overtime defeat

Crvena zvezda Meridianbet’s 2024/25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague journey came to an as they lost the Play-In match against Bayern Munich on the road.

And once again, the defeat came in overtime.

After those heart-breaking overtime defeats that the Belgrade giant suffered against Anadolu Efes and Panathinaikos AKTOR in the last games of the regular season, the overtime curse continued in the most important match of the season – in the Play-In clash vs. Bayern Munich.

Crvena zvezda Meridianbet managed to force overtime in the final moments of the 4^th quarter when FIlip Petrušev scored a lay-up to tie the score at 84:84. However, instead of using the good momentum, the red-and-whites lost their focus in overtime.

Zvezda missed 4 of their first 5 free throws in overtime and paid the price. Bayern Munich won the match by 97:93 to continue their Play-In campaign, while Crvena zvezda Meridianbet finished their European journey for this season.

2024/25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, Play-In, Round 1, Tuesday, April 15, 2025:

BAYERN MUNICH – Crvena zvezda Meridianbet 97:93 (21:23, 18:23, 32:15, 13:23, 13:9)
Booker 21, Weiler-Babb 15 | Petrušev 30, Kalinić 20.