Teams face mixed fortunes as EuroLeague mulls next step against Russian clubs

15 remaining sides stand to either gain or lose if 3 suspended Russian teams are expelled, match results annulled

By Fatih Erel

ISTANBUL (AA) – Just days after Moscow launched its war on Ukraine, Russian clubs CSKA Moscow, Zenit and UNICS Kazan were suspended from the ongoing season of the EuroLeague, the continent’s premier basketball tournament.

A proposal now under consideration calls for the Russian teams to be completely expelled from the 2021-22 season and the results of matches they have already played to be annulled.

The plan, however, has the remaining 15 teams divided, with those who won their fixtures against the Russian teams challenging the move.

If it is implemented, the two Turkish sides in the EuroLeague – Fenerbahce Beko and Anadolu Efes – will also be in opposing camps.

Fenerbahce will feel hard done, having won all three of their games against Russian opponents, while Anadolu Efes will be all too happy to give up their two victories and four defeats.

Fenerbahce are currently in 10th place with 12 wins and 13 losses, but three of those victories could be struck out under the proposed plan.

Anadolu Efes, on the other hand, could jump up to fifth spot as their record would improve to 12 wins and eight defeats.

If the proposed move goes through, the revised EuroLeague standings will be as follows:

Teams	Games	Wins	Defeats
1	Barcelona	22	18	4
2	Real Madrid	21	16	5
3	AX Armani Exchange Milan	22	16	6
4	Olympiakos	22	15	7
5	Anadolu Efes	20	12	8
6	Bayern Munich	22	12	10
7	Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv	21	11	10
8	Monaco	23	10	13
9	Crvena zvezda	21	9	12
10	Fenerbahce Beko	22	9	13
11	ALBA Berlin	20	8	12
12	Bitci Baskonia	22	7	15
13	LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne	22	7	15
14	Panathinaikos	22	6	16
15	Zalgiris Kaunas	22	6	16

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