Her Final Four Time Euroleague It arrived in Abu Dhabi. The big celebration of European basketball begins today (23/5/2025) with two breathtaking semifinals. The first time will be held the match Panathinaikos – Fenerbahce, followed by Olympiacos – Monaco.
Like last year, at the Euroleague Final Four in Berlin, this year in Abu Dhabi, two of the four teams of the final phase of the competition are Greek! European champion 2024 Panathinaikos with 7 trophies and the first of the regular season with four consecutive Final Four and three titles Olympic They painted 50% of the groups that will claim the mug for the second time and sixth.
In fact, the Final Four in Abu Dhabi will be more Greek than ever, as Vasilis Spanoulis, Nick Kalathis and George Papagiannis are in Monaco.
Panathinaikos and Fenerbahce take first place in Jambol, in the first semifinal of the day (18:00). In a remake of last year’s semifinals, when the Greens had ruled out the Istanbul team.
At 21:00, Olympiacos faces Monaco in the second semifinal … remake of the 2023 semifinal in Kaunas. At that time, Olympiacos was the one who qualified for the final.
On Sunday (25/5), the two losers will take place in the … unhappy “small” final at 17:00, while the match that will judge the title is scheduled for 20:00.
This is the 6th time in history (Tel Aviv (1994), Zaragoza (1995), Berlin (2009), Istanbul (2012), Berlin (2024), Abu Dhabi (2024), which Olympiacos and Panathinaikos are in the top four of the European teams. Possible than ever.
Semifinals inappropriate for prognosis
Everyone would like a historic Greek final in Abu Dhabi between Panathinaikos and Olympiacos, but the work of the Greek teams will not only be easy in the semifinals.
Panathinaikos will fall first in the battle, who will face Fenerbahce in the first semifinal. The Greens have taken the air of Sarunas Yasikevicius’ team as they beat her to last year’s semifinals, but also in the two times they met this year.
The truth is that the Turkish racing style fits perfectly into Panathinaikos, but that does not mean that Ergkin Ataman’s team is the ultimate favorite to qualify for the final.
Fenerbahce is more determined than ever for distinction, impressing in the regular season, but also in the playoffs, where she “wiped” Paris.
In the racing, the Turks will be lined up, while the Greens have Matthias Lesor in their dozen, but only his participation in the first semifinal is not certain.
In the second semi -finals, Olympiacos faces Monaco. Piraeus is on the cards the favorite for qualification, but in the parquet their work is quite difficult against Vasilis Spanoulis’ team, who took over the Monegasus in the middle of the season and brought the winner spirit.
Monaco is determined for the step further in this year’s Final Four, with a rich roster. The two teams count from a win between the games in the regular season of the Euroleague and it remains to be seen which team will be in the best situation and get the ticket for the final.
The Euroleague Final Four program
Friday, May 23, 2025
18:00 Fenerbahce (Turkey) – Panathinaikos
21:00 Olympic – Monaco (Monaco)
Sunday, May 25th 2025
17:00 “Little” final
20:00 final
All matches will be transmitted by the Novasports Prime.