We saw it yesterday, passion took hold of this EuroBasket and we are currently experiencing the quintessence of our sport. That’s to say ? That is to say that the highest possible level on a European scale rubs shoulders with the suspense inherent in ax matches, giving rise to completely crazy scenarios and national jubilation that we love. Concretely ? Teams win and go on, others lose and go home. Go shoo, focus on Group C and, spoiler, there’s a potential big mess coming.
Matches of the day
- 14h15 : Croatia – Ukraine
- 17h : Estonia – Greece
- 21h : Italy – Great Britain
Classification
What can happen
Almost everything, except a qualification of Estonia and Great Britain, already officially eliminated from the competition. The Greeks should logically hit the Estonians, unless they send their C team which is, we remind you, not possible, and anyway Giannis and his guys are guaranteed to finish in first place. As for places 2 to 4, it’s a huge mess ahead, with the only other guarantee or almost the Italian victory once morest Great Britain. Ukraine, Croatia, Italy, three nations that can very well finish second or fourth, with a huge zoom to put on the first meeting of the day between the Croats and the Ukrainians. The following ? Next paragraph, Bac +5 in transition.
The big question: WHAT happens if Croatia beat Ukraine
Let’s try to make it short. Assuming that Greece and Italy will prevail, two alternatives are available to us. The first one ? Ukraine beat Croatia, which, given what the two countries have been offering for a week, is quite likely, in which case Alex Len and his bodyguards will finish second in the group, Italy third and Croatia will take the worst place since it is very likely synonymous with the round of 16 once morest Serbia. If Croatia win once morest Ukraine? It gets tougher as Patrick Fiori would say, because Italy, Ukraine and Crocro will be tied with 3 wins and 2 losses each. What happens in these cases? A small classification with three teams. The problem ? Croatia will have beaten Ukraine, Italy has beaten Croatia and Ukraine has beaten Italy. Shit. What happens in these cases episode 2? We will then take the goal average for the matches between these three teams only. Ukraine beat Italy 84-73, Italy beat Croatia 81-76, and for the Croats it will therefore be necessary to win this followingnoon by ten points to take the lead in this three-way race. Hey, we’ll stop there, because it’s 9:44 am and our first gray hairs have just grown. So see you at 2:15 p.m. in Milan for the first answers?
It’s a mess, at least as much as in the youngest’s room. Croatia – Ukraine at the top of the bill and to decide the fate of this Group C, at 2:15 p.m., an unmissable duel for basketball and mathematics aficionados!
