The Euroleague has announced the dates and times for the first two games of each quarterfinal playoff series, with Valencia Basket and Real Madrid already securing their spots.
On Friday, April 24, the final play-in game saw Barcelona lose to Monaco, eliminating them from the playoffs. Xavi Pascual’s team had beaten Crvena Zvezda on Tuesday, April 21, at Palau Blaugrana, but then fell to Spanoulis’ Monaco in the principality—Monaco had previously lost to Panathinaikos in the battle for seventh place. As “play-in C winners,” Monaco will face Olympiacos.
With the play-in concluded, the playoff schedule is now set.
On April 28, the first two quarterfinal games took place: Fenerbahçe vs. Zalgiris (7:45 p.m.) and Olympiacos vs. Monaco (8:00 p.m.).
On April 29, the other four qualified teams entered the fray: Real Madrid vs. Hapoel Tel Aviv (7:45 p.m.) and Valencia Basket vs. Panathinaikos (8:00 p.m.).
**Second Quarterfinal Games**
Three matchups were played on April 30: Fenerbahçe vs. Zalgiris (7:45 p.m.), Olympiacos vs. Monaco (8:00 p.m.), and Valencia Basket vs. Panathinaikos (8:45 p.m.).
On May 1, Real Madrid faced Hapoel Tel Aviv (8:45 p.m.).
**Third Quarterfinal Games**
The third games took place on May 5–6. On May 5, Olympiacos hosted Monaco at 7:45 p.m., while Hapoel Tel Aviv played Real Madrid at 6:00 p.m. On May 6, Zalgiris faced Fenerbahçe at 7:00 p.m., and Panathinaikos met Valencia Basket at 8:15 p.m.
**Fourth Quarterfinal Games**
On Thursday, May 7, Hapoel Tel Aviv took on Real Madrid at 8:00 p.m. in Botevgrad, Bulgaria, with Real leading the series 2-1. On Friday, May 8, Zalgiris played Fenerbahçe at 7:00 p.m., and Panathinaikos faced Valencia Basket at 8:15 p.m.
**Fifth Quarterfinal Game**
On Wednesday, May 13, at 9:00 p.m., Valencia Basket and Panathinaikos will meet at the Roig Arena with the series tied at 2-2.
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