Euroleague: The 28th Competitive Season Kicks Off with a Paris-Monaco French Derby

The 28th competitive season of the Euroleague is set to begin in three parts, starting tonight (March 5, 2025, 21:00, Novasports Prime) with the matchup between Paris and Monaco. Paris will host Vassilis Spanoulis’ Monaco in an intense French derby that could significantly impact the battle for home-court advantage and playoff qualification. Both teams currently share the same record after 27 competitive games (16-11), tying for fourth place alongside Red Star and Bayern Munich. This game will also indirectly affect Panathinaikos, who leads these two teams by one win in the standings. In their first-round encounter, Paris triumphed over Monaco at the Principality with a score of 87-80. Regarding player availability, Colin Malcolm’s participation for Paris remains uncertain, while Vassilis Spanoulis cannot count on the services of Nick Calathes and Vito Brown. The current standings are as follows: Olympiacos 20-7, Fenerbahce 18-9, Panathinaikos 17-10, Monaco 16-11, Red Star 16-11, Paris 16-11, Bayern Munich 16-11, Partizan 15-12, Armani Milan 15-12, Real Madrid 14-13, Barcelona 14-13, Anadolu Efes 13-14, Zalgiris Kaunas 13-14, Baskonia 11-16, Ulm 11-16, Virtus 7-20, Maccabi 7-20, and Alba Berlin 4-23.