Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv will open the Top 16 with an away game against Galatasaray, and wrap things up at home vs. CSKA. Teams in Group F are: Maccabi, Real Madrid, CSKA Moscow, Lokomotiv Kuban, Galatasaray, Zalgiris Kaunas, Partizan Belgrade and Bayern Munich.
By Amy Samin
Following last night’s (Friday) final games of the Euroleague regular season, the teams that have qualified for the Top 16 round have been divided into two groups. In Group F, Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv will square off against lots of familiar faces: Real Madrid (Rudy Fernandez, Nikola Mirotic and co), CSKA Moscow (Jeremy Pargo, Dan Shamir and Ettore Messina), Lokomotiv Kuban (Richard Hendrix and Simas Jasaitis), Galatasaray (Carlos Arroyo and Milan Ma?van), Zalgiris Kaunas (Šar?nas Jasikevi?ius), Partizan Belgrade and Bayern Munich (Tyrese Rice’s former team).
Maccabi’s Schedule in Group F of the Euroleague Top 16 is as follows:
1. Galatasaray (away) 2 or 3 January*
2. Lokomotiv Kuban (home) 9 January
3. Zalgiris (away) 16 or 17 January*
4. Partizan (home) 23 January
5. Real Madrid (away) 30 or 31 January*
6. Bayern (home) 13 February
7. CSKA (away) 20 or 21 February*
8. Galatasaray (home) 27 February
9. Lokomotiv Kuban (away) 6 or 7 March*
10. Zalgiris (home) 13 March
11. Partizan (away) 20 or 21 March*
12. Real Madrid (home) 27 March
13. Bayern (away) 3 or 4 April*
14. CSKA (home) 10 April
* The final scheduling of Maccabi’s away games will be decided on Monday, 23 December 2013.
In Group E, the competitors are: Olympiacos Piraeus, Fenerbahce Ulker, FC Barcelona, Anadolu Efes, Unicaja Malaga, Laboral Kutxa, Panathinaikos Athens, and EA7 Emporio Armani Milan.
