By Lefteris Moutis/ moutis@eurohoops.net
One week before the end of the regular season the landscape for the second Euroleague phase is almost decided. Read all the possibilities for the qualification to the Top16 and how the teams are going to be devided in the two groups for the next round.
In the Group A the winner of the game Real-Efes will finish first. Also, the winner of Nizhny-Unics qualifies and if Zalgiris beats Sassari, the Lithuanians qualify too.
So, Unics qualifies if it beats Nizhny and finishes third.
Also, qualifies if it loses by Nizhny and Zalgiris loses by Sassari.
Niznhy qualifies if it beats Unics and continues to Eurocup if it loses.
Zalgiris qualifies if it wins and also
If loses by Sassari and Unics wins Nizhny
In the Group B CSKA is already first and Maccabi second. Unicaja and Alba fight for the third and fourth place. Cedevita and Limoges will continue in the Eurocup.
In the Group C Barcelona will finish first and Fenerbahce second. This will change only if their goal average will change dramatically (the Catalans lead by 60 points). Panathinaikos and Milan are for sure third and fourth accordingly.
In the Group D Olympiacos is for sure first and the winner of the game Crvena Zvezda-Laboral will finish second. There is also a battle for the fourth place.
Neptunas qualifies if it wins Valencia and finishes fourth.
Galatasaray qualifies if it wins Olympiacos and Neptunas loses to Valencia.
Group E
Real/Efes
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Panathinaikos
Neptunas/Galatasaray
Barcelona
Crvena Zvezda/Laboral
Unics/Zalgiris/Nizhny
Alba/Unicaja
Group F
CSKA Moscow
Fenerbahce
Laboral/Crvena Zvezda
Unics/Zalgiris/Nizhny
Olympiacos
Real/Efes
Unicaja/Alba
Milan