We are getting into the hard! In a few hours we will know the outcome of Group A and Group B, and therefore the first four posters of the round of 16. Many scenarios are obviously possible, but before that we will be entitled to a day full of basketball and suspense. Spread your peepers well and send you the coffee lick, here’s the program!
Today’s program:
- 1:30 p.m.: Turkey – Spain
- 14h30 : Lithuania – Bosnia
- 16h15 : Bulgaria – Belgium
- 17h15 : France – Slovenia
- 19h : Georgia – Montenegro
- 20h30 : Hungary – Germany
Rankings before matches
The game not to miss
We’ll talk regarding France in a little more detail in the preview of the match, the match between Spain and Turkey a little further down, but as for the match that might send the most wood today, we’ll go instead on a good old Lithuania – Bosnia of families. Why ? Because we are on a real play-in version FIBA. That’s to say ? That is to say that the winner of this match will probably be fourth in Group B, or even third if Bosnia wins and France beats Slovenia, and that means above all that the loser will have a few hours to pack his bags and go home to see the end of this Euro on TV. The Lithuanians seem to be favorites, but given what has been demonstrated since the beginning of September, logic no longer really has its place, and the clash between the Sabonis / Valanciunas and Jusuf Nurkic duo, for example, risk splitting a few slats of the racket. A match under high tension that the fabulous Lithuanian public might ignite, but watch out for these very annoying Bosnians, like the Roberson / Musa / Halilovic trio who have bothered more than one defense since the start of this Euro. The appointment is made at 2:30 p.m., in Cologne, and it is likely to make a lot, a lot of noise in the stands.
The main issues:
Neither more nor less than qualifying for the eighth, no kidding. In Group A absolutely nothing is played, Turkey and Spain will fight for first place (and a potential match once morest Lithuania in eighth, ahem)while Belgium, Montenegro, Georgia and Bulgaria can all snatch their ticket to the Final 16, don’t call us a liar when we tell you that it’s tight like my jeans following Christmas dinner. In Group B? Germany need a win over Hungary (a slog?) and a Slovenian loss to France (don’t worry) to finish first, the Slovenians just have to beat us (we’ll see, bro) to stay top of the group, when France a victory once morest the Slovenians would give them second place in the group if Germany does not skate too much once morest the Hungarians. In case of defeat of the Blues? A third place, whatever happens, is already that, and therefore a good chance of crossing the loser of the match between Spain and Turkey in the eighth. Are you following me?
Here we are ! Serious things have started and tonight the first planes will leave Tbilisi and Cologne towards the Kasbah, towards Berlin too, towards the final phase of this Euro. Six games, six games full of challenges, so at the table because we mustn’t miss a beat.
