Basketball: EuroLeague's first half to end on Friday
Latest EuroLeague winner Fenerbahce Dogus to host Spanish heavyweights Real Madrid in Istanbul on Thursday
By Can Erozden
ANKARA (AA) - Europe's top-tier international club level basketball tournament the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague's first half will end on Friday after the round 15 games.
Istanbul-based Anadolu Efes and the Euroleague champions Fenerbahce Dogus will meet their opponents.
EuroLeague champion Fenerbahce Dogus will host Spanish giants Real Madrid at Ulker Sports and Event Hall in Istanbul on Thursday.
The two teams previously reached the last season's EuroLeague Final Four held in Istanbul in May. Fenerbahce won the semi-final game against Real Madrid 84-75 and reached the final in the tournament.
Meanwhile, the other Turkish team Anadolu Efes will meet German club Brose Bamberg at Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul on Friday.
Anadolu Efes and Brose Bamberg lastly met in last season's regular match in March as visitors Brose Bamberg won it 87-68.
- Round 15 schedule as follows:
Thursday
Fenerbahce Dogus - Real Madrid
Zalgiris Kaunas - Olympiacos
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv - Unicaja Malaga
Valencia Basket - Panathinaikos Superfoods
Friday
Khimki Moscow - Barcelona Lassa
Anadolu Efes - Brose Bamberg
Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz - CSKA Moscow
Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan - Crvena Zvezda
| 1. CSKA Moscow | 11 | 3 | 1236 | 1085 | 151 |
| 2. Olympiacos Piraeus | 11 | 3 | 1033 | 991 | 42 |
| 3. Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens | 10 | 4 | 1102 | 1065 | 37 |
| 4. Fenerbahce Dogus Istanbul | 9 | 5 | 1094 | 1001 | 93 |
| 5. Zalgiris Kaunas | 9 | 5 | 1130 | 1122 | 8 |
| 6. Real Madrid | 8 | 6 | 1178 | 1091 | 87 |
| 7. Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv | 8 | 6 | 1118 | 1124 | -6 |
| 8. Khimki Moscow Region | 8 | 6 | 1095 | 1112 | -17 |
| 9. Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz | 7 | 7 | 1138 | 1135 | 3 |
| 10. Unicaja Malaga | 6 | 8 | 1049 | 1115 | -66 |
| 11. Brose Bamberg | 6 | 8 | 1039 | 1120 | -81 |
| 12. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade | 5 | 9 | 1056 | 1135 | -79 |
| 13. FC Barcelona Lassa | 4 | 10 | 1132 | 1119 | 13 |
| 14. AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan | 4 | 10 | 1066 | 1131 | -65 |
| 15. Valencia Basket | 3 | 11 | 1051 | 1095 | -44 |
| 16. Anadolu Efes Istanbul | 3 | 11 | 1075 | 1151 | -76 |
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