Monaco kicks off quarterfinal series with Barcelona

Monaco's basketball team won the first Euroleague quarterfinal game against Barcelona, defeating the Catalans 97:80 on their home court.

The series is played for three wins, and the second match is on Friday and the host is Monaco again

Finally, a promising start to the series for the Roca Team! Indeed, if in the last three years Monaco had always lost its first game in the quarterfinals (against Olympiacos, Maccabi Tel-Aviv and Fenerbahçe), that was not the case this time. Far from it. Because, in its antre de Gaston-Médecin, the Principality's club delivered a very nice performance this Wednesday evening against Barcelona and won a lot at the finish (97-80). Very expected for…

The Barça has crashed on the track of Monaco in the first game of the play off of 1/4 final for the title of Euroleague champion. The blue group has been overtaken throughout the game by a more intense and successful rival who has taken the first match without excessive problems, something that was not in the script, after that in the regular phase the blues had won clearly both in the Gaston Medecin and in the Palau Blaugrana.The Barça started …

The Barça began the series with Monaco. Bad for the defeat (97-80) and bad for the inconsistency it showed, unable to maintain a certain regularity in the game. It succumbed the five blue grana to the game of physical contact of the Monegasques, who tightened the marks after the first quarter. Lost the ability to score, the group of Joan Peñarroya could not readjust in defense to minimize the damage caused by the lack of points.