In the next day of an unquestioned defeat on the Fenerbahçe prosecution (77-96), reigning European champion, Paris Basketball players will be looking for rebounds, this Friday, during their trip to Belgrade (Serbia) to face the Maccabi Tel Aviv as part of the second day of Euroligue. 16th of the regular phase last season, the Maccabi has played its European matches in the Serbian capital since the start of the war in the Middle East.
Last season, the Parisians rose to the quarterfinals of the most prestigious of the European basketball competitions, where they had lost in three rounds against Fenerbahçe.
After making the double championship – French Cup in 2024-2025, Paris Basketball, large winner of Gravelines – Dunkirk (109 – 66) on the first day of Betclic on Saturday September 27, this season begins a new stage in its history, following several departures this summer. The capital’s club has indeed lost its playmaker TJ Shorts, who left for Panathinaikos, his winger Tyson Ward, transferred to Olympiakos as well as his Brazilian coach Tiago Spliter, who joined the Portland Trail Blazers team as assistant in the NBA.
To succeed the latter, the Parisian club has chosen the Italian coach Francesco Tabellini, double champion of the defending Czech Republic with the Nymburk club but also unknown to the general public, which advocates a philosophy of offensive game.
The meeting of the second day of Euroligue between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Paris Basketball will be held this Friday, October 3 at 9:30 p.m. in Belgrade (Serbia). She will be followed live on Skweek.
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