By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
We have five games remaining in the EuroLeague regular season and the battle of the playoffs is seriously heating up in possibly one of the most competitive years ever in the championship’s annals.
Think about it: Only one team (Barcelona) has mathematically secured a spot in the playoffs.
Anadolu Efes, Olimpia Milano and CSKA Moscow are expected to follow Barcelona in the postseason while seven other teams that are currently ranked from spots 5 to 11 will put up a major fight for the remaining four playoffs tickets: Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Fenerbahce Beko, Zenit St. Petersburg, Baskonia, Valencia and Zalgiris Kaunas.
| Standings | WINS | LOSSES |
| 1. Barcelona (qualified) | 21 | 8 |
| 2. Anadolu Efes | 19 | 10 |
| 3. Olimpia Milano | 19 | 10 |
| 4. CSKA Moscow | 18 | 10 |
| 5. Bayern Munich | 18 | 11 |
| 6. Real Madrid | 17 | 12 |
| 7. Fenerbahce Beko | 17 | 12 |
| 8. Zenit St. Petersburg | 16 | 12 |
| 9. Baskonia | 15 | 14 |
| 10. Valencia | 15 | 14 |
| 11. Zalgiris Kaunas | 15 | 14 |
| 12. Olympiacos Piraeus | 13 | 16 |
| 13. ASVEL Villeurbanne | 12 | 17 |
| 14. Maccabi Tel Aviv | 11 | 16 |
| 15. Alba Berlin | 11 | 18 |
| 16. Panathinaikos Athens | 10 | 17 |
| 17. Crvena Zvezda | 8 | 21 |
| 18. Khimki Moscow | 3 | 25 |
These seven teams have from 11 to 14 losses so expect a big-time thrilling finale in the last five rounds of the regular season.
Bayern Munich
The Bavarian team is one of the biggest surprises in the 2020-21 EuroLeague thanks to the work that is being done by Andrea Trinchieri and the performances of such players as Wade Baldwin, Vladimir Lucic and Jalen Reynolds.
Bayern has a 18 – 11 record and it will be extremely unlikely for them to not advance to the playoffs for the first time in the history of the club, despite a difficult schedule.
Next five games:
Efes* 19/3
Valencia 25/3
Fenerbahce* 30/3
Zalgiris* 1/4
Barcelona 9/4
*at home