The day came. This Friday the Euroliga Final Fourin a weekend that will decide which team ends up being crowned as the best in Europe during this season. Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, Monaco and Fenerbahçe will fight in Abu Dhabi After overcoming their respective playoff rounds.
It will be the first time that the final phase of the competition outside Europe is celebrated. The Arab Emirates host this special event of which perhaps they will already be part from the following season, with the possible arrival of the Dubai BC to the Euroleague. Besides, Since 2004 a Four Four was not played without any Spanish representativea fact that does not speak very well of the level of the ACB this course.
Even so, Space He will have a representative in the semifinals this Friday. It will be in the Panathinaikos and is an old acquaintance of 'La Familia'. The Greeks will face the Fenerbahçe in a very hard game Sar Jasikeviciusone of the most level teams to deal with the current champion of the competition.
Juancho Hernangómez, in the first match of the Playoff Euroleague against Anadolu Efes / Euroleague
The Spanish representative in Abu Dhabi is none other than Juancho Hernangome. The Panathinaikos player has acquired importance in the team as the season has advanced. Probably, the eldest of the Hernangómez faces the final Four at the best moment of his basketball career.
In the playoffs, Juancho has already demonstrated what he is capable of, being completely decisive in the first Greek party against Anadolu Efes. In fact, the Spanish is part of the fault that Ataman are among the four best teams in Europe, after performances such as the Playoffs inaugural match: 20 points and 16 rebounds.
The captains of the four teams that will play the final Four / Euroleague Basketball
“We may have more pressure since we won the trophy last year, but we continue to go to Abu Dhabi With the same hunger. To crown us champions of Europa and return to Athens With the trophy “he said in an interview prior to the final Four. Panathinaikos He raised the title in the last edition, surpassing a Real Madrid that seemed invincible (85-70).
A possible Greek final
In this edition, a historic final can occur in the Euroleague: a duel between Olympiacos and Panathinaikos. A match between the two Greek teams in the Final Four promised an unrepeatable basketball show, with two hobbies very involved with their teams that would fill the pavilion to the top.
Before a final hypothetical, Juancho's team must defeat Jasikevicius and continue dreaming of repeating title. Those of Ataman recover for this great appointment one of their great stars: Mathias Lessort. All about for a final Four of strong emotions and in which only one player speaks Spanish: Juancho Hernangómez.
