The vice-champions of France and Europe launched their season in the French championship perfectly by winning (84-63) against the Portel this Sunday.
AS Monaco Basket launched its reconquest of the title of champion of France by a large and logical success on the Portel prosecution (84-63) Sunday on the first day of Betclic Elite, during which the ASVEL also hit the headlines against Nancy. The Monegasques have definitively detached themselves in the second half. They maintain their good dynamics a week after their victory during the first supercuping at the edge of a season where La Roca Team will seek to glean titles after a 2024-2025 exercise without a trophy.
Endowed for this with a staggering workforce -with the arrival among others of Nemanja Nedovic and Nikola Mirotic (13 points), MVP of Euroligue in 2022 -, the club of the rock did not need all of its living forces to manage to dominate a team from the Portel led by a new coach, the coach of American -Suédoise Kenny Grant.
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As in Super Cup, the Monegasques had to do without Yoan Makoundou, injured and absent until November. But also without several players left at rest, such as the star of the Championship Mike James, Daniel Theis and Donatas Motiejunas. Another recruit, the former Parisian and champion of France Kevarrius Hayes remained on the bench.
Big Victory Villeurbannaise
With an enrollment also reworked for the season, and having to face the financial difficulties, ASVEL delighted its supporters and Tony Parker on Sunday evening at the end of the day by offering a big victory against Nancy (115-71). With a completed collective performance, with six players at more than 10 points but also an unavoidable colo Nando for his last season potential, Villeurbanne left Nancy’s no chance, against whom they already led 58-26 to the break.
“It’s not a perfect match, the result is nice but we want to see furtherwarned at the microphone of the diffuser DAZN Of Colo, who also knows that his club will get to the heart of the matter and juggle between several competitions. We know that we have a rather limited workforce (13 players) compared to the Euroligue stables so we have to ensure that everyone is concerned ”. ASVEL, but also Paris and Monaco, are now waiting for their entry into the famous European competition on Wednesday and Friday.
