01 February 2019•Update: 01 February 2019
By Fatih Erel
ISTANBUL
In basketball action, Turkey's Darussafaka Tekfen was defeated by Spain's Real Madrid 82-86 in the 2018-19 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season on Friday in Istanbul.
In Round 21 of the regular season, Darussafaka's Toney Douglas was the top scorer of the match with 27 points but was unable to save his team against the Spanish club.
Darussafaka, with three wins and 18 losses, is 16th overall and at the bottom of the league.
Later tonight, Turkey's Anadolu Efes will face Greece's Panathinaikos in an away match.
Turkish Airlines EuroLeague leaders Fenerbahce Beko lost against Bayern Munich 90-86 Thursday in an away match.
Last year’s EuroLeague finalists Fenerbahce Beko now top the league despite Thursday's loss.
So far this season Fenerbahce Beko has won 18 games out of 21.
EuroLeague competitions bring Europe's top basketball clubs together.
Sixteen teams are competing -- four Spanish, three Turkish, two Russian and two Greek teams and one team each from Germany, Italy, Israel, Lithuania and Montenegro.
Turkey is represented by Anadolu Efes, Fenerbahce Beko and Darussafaka Tekfen.
The regular season is being played from Oct. 11, 2018 to April 5, 2019. The best eight of 16 teams will advance to the playoffs.
The playoffs will take place between April 16-30. Winners will advance to the Final Four to be played May 17-19 in single-elimination matchups.
