ANKARA
Zalgiris Kaunas from Lithuania, the leaders of the 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season, will travel Thursday to take on German side Bayern Munich in a Round 8 game.
Zalgiris have a 6-1 win/loss record as they lost once in their first seven games to Greek team Olympiacos by 74-68 at Piraeus’ Peace and Friendship Stadium on Oct. 11.
Meanwhile, Bayern Munich lost twice in seven appearances, 94-79 to defending champions Panathinaikos in a Round 2 game on Oct. 10, and 86-78 to Partizan Belgrade in Round 3 on Oct. 15.
Carsen Edwards, the US guard of Bayern Munich, is the current points leader of the season with a 19.6 point-average.
The Bayern Munich vs. Zalgiris Kaunas clash at Munich’s Sap Garden will begin at 1945GMT.
The EuroLeague Round 8 will see the Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens vs. Olympiacos derby. The Greek powerhouses will meet at Panathinaikos’ home court Oaka Altion on Friday.
The showdown in Athens will begin at 1915GMT.
Second-place Panathinaikos won five games in seven rounds. Their bitter rivals Olympiacos are sixth in the standings as they have secured four wins.
EuroLeague Round 8 fixtures are as follows:
- Thursday
Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade vs. ALBA Berlin
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan vs. Real Madrid
Paris Basketball vs. Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade
Bayern Munich vs. Zalgiris Kaunas
- Friday
Anadolu Efes vs. Monaco
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne vs. Fenerbahce Beko
Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens vs. Olympiacos Piraeus
Virtus Segafredo Bologna vs. Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv
Barcelona vs. Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz
