By Fatih Erel

ISTANBUL

The second round of the 2018-2019 Turkish Airlines Euroleague regular season kicked off Tuesday.

At home, Darussafaka Tekfen beat Montenegro's Buducnost VOLI 71-63.

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 Turkish teams are Anadolu Efes, Fenerbahce and Darussafaka.

On Wednesday, the last Euroleague finalist Fenerbahce will host Russia's Khimki at 1745 GMT in Istanbul.

At home, Anadolu Efes will take on Lithuania's Zalgiris at 1700 GMT.

Euroleague competitions bring Europe's top basketball clubs together.

The Round 2 matches are as follows:

Tuesday:

Darussafaka Tekfen (Turkey) 71-63 Buducnost VOLI (Montenegro)

Maccabi FOX (Israel) 86-89 CSKA Moskova (Russia)

Bayern Munich (Germany) 80-79 Panathinaikos (Greece)

Herbalife Gran Canaria (Spain) 87-86 Barcelona Lassa (Spain)

Wednesday:

Anadolu Efes (Turkey) - Zalgiris (Lithuania)

Fenerbahce (Turkey) - Khimki (Russia)

Baskonia (Spain) - Olympiakos (Greece)

AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan (Italy) - Real Madrid (Spain)