Olimpia Milano: Nothing to do in Germany with Bayern Munich

BAYERN MUNICH-EA7 EMPORIO ARMANI MILAN

17-16; 37-36; 68-55

MILAN: Dimitrijevic 8, Mannion 6, Tonut 5, Bolmaro 4, Brooks 13, LeDay 17, Ricci 3, Flaccadori 2, Diop, Caruso, Shields 12, Gillespie. All. Messina

MONACO: Weiler-Babb 6, Da Silva 6, Edwards 12, Giffey 16, Voigtmann 13, Kharcehnkov, Lucic 16, Obst 9, Bitim ne, Harris 2, Brankovic 7, Yebo. All. Herbert

Munich (Germany) - 20 minutes to delude yourself, 20 minutes to get back to earth and come definitely bounced by Bayern Munich. So Olimpia Milano loses badly on the Bavarians' field by 87-70 after closing the first half only at -1. Thus the Germans also cash in on the direct clash in their favor and leave EA7 dry. Only LeDay keeps the red and white flag flying with 17 points, but this time he is the only offensive protagonist. On defense, however, the 16 offensive rebounds conceded are an impossible cross to bear at this level.

The attack starts slowly with only 8 points in 8', but Milan is in the game because in defense it is still solid (10-8). Andntra Brooks who suddenly lights up Olimpia with 8 points almost in a row, signing the overtaking (18-19 at 11'). Then it goes in waves, first EA7 on 18-23, then Bayern's 8-0 response (26-23). ​​At half time, another one-point advantage for the Bavarians (37-36), but after 44" from the start of the second half the hosts are already running away 43-36. It's only the beginning of Bayern's escape because with the bomber Edwards who changes pace they fly away 61-47. Dimitrijevic goes on his own and finds 8 pointsi, but it is too little to threaten the Germans who thus, in the last quarter, manage the match even reaching +21. Now a day to travel from Germany to Lithuania because on Thursday the red and whites will be back on the field at 19 pm on the field of Zalgiris Kaunas, while in the championship the next commitment will be yet another away match, that of Saturday in Sardinia in Sassari.