THE Olympic will face the Monaco In the second semifinal of the Euroleague Final Four (23/5/25, 18:00, Live from Newsit.gr), in a “battle” of Greeks in Abu Dhabi, after Piraeus will find Vasilis Spanoulis, Nick Kalathis and George Papagiannis.
Olympiacos and Monaco has been a … permanent “couple” in Euroleague in recent years, as the two teams were faced with both the Euroleague Final Four in 2023, and in the playoffs of the event in 2022. Trophy of their story in the final.
With a comfortable qualification for Real Madrid in the previous round, Olympiacos confirmed the title of favorite at this year’s Euroleague and became the only Greek team to qualify for the fourth time in a Final Four. Piraeus, however, have not managed to lift the trophy during this time, hoping that the negative series will break in Abu Dhabi.
For this to happen, they must first exclude the team’s biggest legend, Vasilis Spanoulis, who will be this time against them as an opponent, since he is now a coach of Monaco. The Greek technician, with his three conquests and three MVP awards at Euroleague, is preparing for his first Final Four as a coach and has two compatriots, Nick Kalathis and George Papagiannis.
Both had competed in the Final 4 last year, but with the Fenerbahce jersey, with the aim of helping this time the former “green” team Mike James blocking Olympiacos. The Piraeus, for their part, will appear “armor” in the Abu Dhabi tournament, with a new super “weapon” Evan Fournier, who left behind his huge NBA career to wear the “red -white” and claim the first.
Olympiacos’ clash with Monaco is scheduled for Friday, May 23, at 9pm Greece time and referees of the match will be Ilia Belosevic (Serbia), Emilio Perez (Spain) and Milan Nedovic (Slovenia).