The Top 16 phase ended on Friday in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague, Europe’s highest basketball club competition, with only one Turkish team advancing to the Top 8 playoffs stage.
Galatasaray Liv Hospital qualified after winning against Serbia's Partizan NIS Belgrade 64-55 in Istanbul. The Lions will meet the leaders of the Group E, Barcelona in a first leg game on April 15.
Meanwhile, Fenerbahce Ulker vanquished Anadolu Efes 84-65 in a ceremonial group match between the two Turkish teams leaving the competition.
Results of the last round in the Top 16:
Group E
Fenerbahce Ulker 84 - 65 Anadolu Efes
Barcelona 86 - 97 Laboral Kutxa
Olympiacos 68 - 65 Panathinaikos
Unicaja Malaga 95 - 85 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan
Group F
Lokomotiv Kuban 84 - 75 Bayern Munich
Maccabi Electra 76 - 81 CSKA Moscow
Zalgiris Kaunas 87 - 80 Real Madrid
Galatasaray Liv Hospital 64 - 55 Partizan NIS Belgrade
Standings after the last round in the Top 16:
Group E
|
Teams
|
P
|
W
|
L
|
|
*Barcelona
|
14
|
12
|
2
|
|
*EA7 Emporio Armani Milan
|
14
|
10
|
4
|
|
*Olympiacos Piraeus
|
14
|
8
|
6
|
|
*Panathinaikos
|
14
|
7
|
7
|
|
Unicaja Malaga
|
14
|
6
|
8
|
|
Fenerbahce Ulker
|
14
|
6
|
8
|
|
Laboral Kutxa
|
14
|
5
|
9
|
|
Anadolu Efes
|
14
|
2
|
12
|
Group F
|
Teams
|
P
|
W
|
L
|
|
*CSKA Moscow
|
14
|
12
|
2
|
|
*Real Madrid
|
14
|
11
|
3
|
|
*Maccabi Electra
|
14
|
8
|
6
|
|
*Galatasaray Liv Hospital
|
14
|
7
|
7
|
|
Lokomotiv Kuban
|
14
|
7
|
7
|
|
Bayern Munich
|
14
|
5
|
9
|
|
Partizan NIS Belgrade
|
14
|
4
|
10
|
|
Zalgiris Kaunas
|
14
|
2
|
12
|
*Qualified for playoffs
After the last round in the Top 16, teams to play in the playoffs, or the Top 8, are unveiled.
The playoffs will be played as best-of-five series between April 15 and 25 and the winners of this stage will be in the final four in Milan.
Playoffs matchups:
Playoff A - Barcelona vs Galatasaray Liv Hospital
Playoff B - Real Madrid vs Olympiacos Piraeus
Playoff C - CSKA Moscow vs Panathinaikos
Playoff D – EA7 Emporio Armani Milan vs Maccabi Electra
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