Turkish Airlines EuroLeague leaders Fenerbahce set to face Virtus Segafredo Bologna

Fenerbahce have 8-2 win/loss record; Istanbul club won 5 games in row

By Can Erozden

Turkish Airlines EuroLeague leaders Fenerbahce Beko will visit Virtus Segafredo Bologna on Wednesday in Italy.

Led by Saras Jasikevicius, Fenerbahce improved to 8-2 after winning five games in a row in the European top-flight club basketball competition.

On Nov. 15, Istanbul's Fenerbahce beat Zalgiris Kaunas 72-65 in a Round 10 game in Lithuania.

This season, however, Fenerbahce have been troubled by injuries. The Turkish team's guards Devon Hall (hand fracture), Scottie Wilbekin (Anterior cruciate ligament tear) and Wade Baldwin (hamstring) faced injuries in October and November.

Wilbekin is out for this season, and Hall was said to undergo a hand surgery.

Hosts Virtus Segafredo Bologna are in the 17th spot with two wins and eight losses.

In the previous round, Virtus Segafredo Bologna lost to defending champions Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens 82-77 in a home game at the Unipol Arena.

The Virtus Segafredo Bologna vs. Fenerbahce Beko game at Casalecchio di Reno's (Bologna) Unipol Arena will start at 1930GMT on Wednesday.

Five clubs in EuroLeague standings are after Fenerbahce as Panathinaikos, Olympiacos, Paris Basketball, Barcelona, and Bayern Munich are going 7-3 each before the Round 11 games.

- Round 11 to see fiery Belgrade derby

Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade will meet fierce rivals Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade on Thursday in an Eternal Derby showdown in the Serbian capital.

Hosts Crvena Zvezda have 5-5 win/loss record to be 10th in standings.

Partizan won two games in 10 appearances to be in lower ranks in the competition.

They are the most popular clubs in Serbia and the matches between these two teams are described one of the most bitter rivalries in Europe.

The derby at the Belgrade Arena will begin at 1900GMT.

- Round 11 games are as follows:

Wednesday, Nov. 20

Virtus Segafredo Bologna vs. Fenerbahce Beko

Thursday, Nov. 21

Anadolu Efes vs. Paris Basketball

Monaco vs. LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne

Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade vs. Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade

Olympiacos vs. Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz