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‘Barcelona’ and Schmidt suffer their first loss in the Euroleague

“Barcelona”, represented by Latvian basketball player Roland Schmidt, suffered a loss in the seventh round of the ULEB Euroleague match in Tel Aviv on Thursday, with the Latvian scoring two points.

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The Maccabi Playtika of Tel Aviv conceded to the Barcelona guests, beating the Barcelona team 85:68 (31:18, 25:18, 9:18, 20:14).

The Spanish club was already losing by 20 points after the first half. In the third quarter, the guests almost approached a distance of ten points a couple of times, but they could not play a more ambitious play.

Rolands Šmits spent 13 minutes and 12 seconds on the court, during which one of the three two-point shots was accurate, but both long shots did not fall in the basket. He also won three rebounds, made a mistake once, earned one personal note, and ended the game with an efficiency ratio of -1.

In the Barcelona team, Cory Higgins was the most productive, scoring 20 points, but Nikola Mirotich stood out with 17 points and six rebounds.

James Naneli scored 17 points in the opposing team, but Scotland Wilbekin scored less than a point, with five assists.

With six wins in seven games, the Barcelona team shares first place in the league with the Milan “Olimpia” team.

Piraeus Olympiacos beat Istanbul’s Fenerbahce Beko at 67:65 (19:14, 26:20, 10:19, 12:12) at home.

In favor of the winners, Kosts Sluks scored 14 points and scored five times, but Mustafa Fals added nine rebounds and two block throws for ten points.

Jan Veselijs scored 14 points and nine rebounds for the guests.

Berlin’s Alba gave way to Munich’s Bayern with 69:82 (18:19, 18:18, 19:20, 14:25) in a battle between two German clubs.

Homeman Maodo Lo answered 23 points in the away ranks with 25 points and six rebounds, while Otello Hunter scored 13 points and eight rebounds.

In another match at Milan’s AX Armani Exchange Olimpia at home, they beat Belgrade’s Crvena zvezda mts by 79:62 (24: 6, 19:21, 19:23, 17:12).

Chevons Shields scored 18 points in the home team, but Luka Mitrovičs scored 17 points and seven rebounds for the guests.

It has already been reported that on Wednesday Artūrs Kurucs’ Vitoria “Baskonia” in Kazan suffered a loss with 69:83 against Kazan “Unics”. The Latvian basketball player scored two points.

Also this season, ten countries with 18 teams are represented in the Euroleague, which is the same as in the previous season. The teams will play a two-lap tournament, with the top eight entering the playoffs. The Euroleague champion will be determined in Berlin, where the final four tournament will take place.

Last season, the champion was Istanbul’s “Anadolu Efes”, which beat “Barcelona” in the final.

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