By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
The 2020-21 Basketball Champions League Regular Season resumes action this week with three games scheduled to take place Tuesday and four more following Wednesday. Action will stretch from Israel and Denmark to the Canary Islands.
Starting with Group A, Iberostar Tenerife and Galatasaray form the strongest pairing of the week. Two ambitious teams wanting to avoid a 1-2 start. Dinamo Sassari leading at 2-0 will visit the Bakken Bears Wednesday.
Two more games in Group B, with unscratched JDA Dijon in Turkey to collide with Tofas Bursa. Also, BCL regular ERA Nymburk will host Keravnos. Both contests are planned for Wednesday.
Group C also features a full two-game round as AEK after confirming a positive coronavirus test for a team member looks towards a third home victory with Cholet traveling to Greece. The French outlet announced Monday morning that Terell Parks and Yoan Makoundou tested positive for coronavirus, ruling them out for the game. The other Tuesday match sends Hapoel Holon and Tsmoki-Minsk to face each other in Israel.
A delayed Gameday 2 tilt adds to the schedule for this week. Defending champion Hereda San Pablo Burgos down 0-1 will host Happy Casa Brindisi up 1-0.
Group A
Tuesday
Iberostar Tenerife – Galatasaray (20:00 CET)
Wednesday
Bakken Bears – Dinamo Sassari (20:00 CET)
Standings:
1. Dinamo Sassari 4 (2-0)
2. Iberostar Tenerife 3 (1-1)
3. Galatasaray 3 (1-1)
4. Bakken Bears 2 (0-2)
Group B
Wednesday
Tofas Bursa – JDA Dijon (18:00 CET)
ERA Nymburk – Keravnos (18:30 CET)
Standings:
1. JDA Dijon 4 (2-0)
2. ERA Nymburk 3 (1-1)
3. Tofas Bursa 3 (1-1)
4. Keravnos 2 (0-2)
Group C
Tuesday
Hapoel Holon – Tsmoki-Minsk (18:30 CET)
AEK – Cholet (18:30 CET)
Standings:
1. AEK 4 (2-0)
2. Hapoel Holon 3 (1-1)
3. Tsomki-Minsk 3 (1-1)
4. Cholet 2 (0-2)
Group D
Standings:
1. Casademont Zaragoza 4 (2-0)
2. Falco Szombathely 2 (1-0)
3. Pszczolka Start Lublin 2 (0-2)
4. Nizhny Novgorod 1 (0-1)
Group E
Standings:
1. Peristeri 3 (1-1)
2. VEF Riga 3 (1-1)
3. SIG Strasbourg 3 (1-1)
4. Rytas Vilnius 3 (1-1)
Group F
Standings:
1. Brose Bamberg 4 (2-0)
2. Pinar Karsiyaka 2 (1-0)
3. RETAbet Bilbao 2 (0-2)
4. Fortitudo Bologna 1 (0-1)
Group G
Standings:
1. Igokea 3 (1-1)
2. Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem 3 (1-1)
3. Limoges CSP 3 (1-1)
4. Turk Telekom 3 (1-1)
Group H
Wednesday
Hereda San Pablo Burgos – Happy Casa Brindisi (18:30 CET)
Standings:
1. Darussafaka Tekfen 3 (1-1)
2. Filou Oostende 3 (1-1)
3. Happy Casa Brindisi 2 (1-0)
4. Hereda San Pablo Burgos 1 (0-1)
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