As one of the most important basketball games in the world every season, the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Championship Game always has a lot of storylines buzzing around it, and the 2021 edition on Sunday night is no exception. Welcome to the Official.
May 05, 2021 by Euroleague.net/graphic by Darius Garuolis Print
FC Barcelona had to wait longer than ever to return to the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four and after a long, exciting series against Zenit St Petersburg, the Blaugrana can celebrate a spot at the end-of-season event in Cologne, Germany. It did so with great authority, winning all four quarters in Game 5 on its way to a no-doubt-about-it 79-53 victory. Zenit had a bitter end to an otherwise fantastic EuroLeague season, but Barcelona gave the Russian powerhouse no chance at Palau Blaugrana. I think we had an excellent season in the EuroLeague and of course, now that we were in this situation, we wanted to win but obviously, Barcelona is better than us, Zenit coach Xavi Pascual said after the game. They have more quality, more experience, more physicality, more everything, and it was obvious tonight.