Monaco advances to Euroleague playoffs to face Olympiacos

Monaco secured the final spot in the Euroleague playoffs after defeating Barcelona 79-70 at the Gaston Medecin arena. With this result, Monaco takes the eighth seed and will face top-seeded Olympiacos in the quarterfinals. The playoff bracket is now set with four pairings: Olympiacos against Monaco, Valencia against Panathinaikos, Real Madrid against Hapoel Tel Aviv, and Fenerbahce against Zalgiris. The first games of the series are scheduled to begin on April 28. The winners of these matchups will advance to the Final Four tournament, which is scheduled to take place in Athens from May 22 to May 24. A potential matchup between Greek rivals Olympiacos and Panathinaikos is only possible in the tournament final. The schedule for the initial games has been released, with Olympiacos starting their series at home.