Basketball: Round 13 in Turkish Airlines Euroleague Top 16 begins
Anadolu Efes meet Olympiacos in Istanbul, Fenerbahce will take on Laboral Kutxa in Spain and Galatasaray Liv Hospital play away to Russian giants CSKA Moscow
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Round 13 of the Turkish Airlines Euroleague begins on Wednesday with the opening match to be played between Italy's Emporio Armani Milan and Catalan giants Barcelona. The match in Milan tips off at 2000 CET.
Istanbul giants Fenerbahce Ulker, who have been struggling to qualify for the next round, will play away to Basque team Laboral Kutxa on Thursday. The match in Vitoria-Gasteiz tips off at 21:30 local time in Turkey.
Another Turkish team, Anadolu Efes, will meet recent two-time league winners Olympiacos in Istanbul on Friday. The match at Abdi Ipekci Sports Hall tips off at 2100 local time in Turkey.
Turkey's Galatasaray Liv Hospital will be hosted by CSKA Moscow on Friday. The showdown between two sides will tip off at 1900 local time in Turkey.
Round 13 fixtures in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Top 16 are as follows:
Group E
April 2, 2014 Emporio Armani Milan vs Barcelona at 2000 CET
April 3, 2014 Panathinaikos vs Unicaja Malaga at 2030 CET
April 3, 2014 Laboral Kutxa vs Fenerbahce Ulker at 2030 CET
April 4, 2014 Anadolu Efes vs Olympiacos at 2000 CET
Group F
April 3, 2014 Bayern Munich vs Maccabi Electra at 2045 CET
April 4, 2014 CSKA Moscow vs Galatasaray Liv Hospital at 1800 CET
April 4, 2014 Real Madrid vs Lokomotiv Kuban at 2045 CET
April 4, 2014 Partizan NIS Belgrade vs Zalgiris Kaunas at 2045 CET
Before Round 13 in Turkish Airlines Euroleague Top 16 standings in both groups are as follows:
Group E
| Teams | P | W | L |
| *Barcelona | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| *Emporio Armani Milan | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| Olympiacos | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| Panathinaikos | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| Unicaja Malaga | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| Fenerbahce Ulker | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| Laboral Kutxa | 12 | 3 | 9 |
| Anadolu Efes | 12 | 2 | 10 |
Group F
| Teams | P | W | L |
| *CSKA Moscow | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| *Real Madrid | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| Maccabi Electra | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| Lokomotiv Kuban | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| Galatasaray Liv Hospital | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| Bayern Munich | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| Partizan NIS Belgrade | 12 | 3 | 9 |
| Zalgiris Kaunas | 12 | 1 | 11 |
* Qualified for playoffs
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