Round 5 of Turkish Airlines EuroLeague concludes

By Fatih Erel

ISTANBUL

The fifth round of the 2018-19 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season concluded Friday.

Turkey is in the tournament with Anadolu Efes, Fenerbahce and Darussafaka.

In an away match, Turkey's Anadolu Efes was defeated by Italy's AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan 81-80.

Last year’s EuroLeague finalist Fenerbahce defeated Germany's Bayern Munich 88-84 at home in Istanbul.

At home, Spain's Baskonia beat Turkey's Darussafaka 82-56.

EuroLeague competitions bring Europe's top basketball clubs together.

Sixteen teams are competing this season -- four Spanish, three Turkish, two Russian, two Greek and one team each from Germany, Italy, Israel, Lithuania and Montenegro.

The Round 5 matches are as follows:

Thursday:

Fenerbahce (Turkey) 88-84 Bayern Munich (Germany)

Baskonia (Spain) 82-56 Darussafaka Tekfen (Turkey)

CSKA Moskova (Russia) 69-65 Olympiakos (Greece)

Barcelona Lassa (Spain) 74-58 Maccabi FOX (Israel)

Friday:

Buducnost VOLI (Montenegro) 67-72 Panathinaikos (Greece)

AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan (Italy) 81-80 Anadolu Efes (Turkey)

Zalgiris (Lithuania) 79-90 Real Madrid (Spain)

Khimki (Russia) 87-72 Herbalife Gran Canaria (Spain)