24.11.2021
Last season, Bayern won the first ever game against CSKA, and it happened in Megasport. It's time to check if this fact will add additional motivation to our team...
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PRE-GAME BREAKDOWN

The home meeting with the Munich team last season turned out to be sad for the Muscovites. Not only did it end with the only defeat for CSKA in the historical rivalry between the teams, but the Army Team also lost Nikola Milutinov due to a shoulder injury.

Now in the roster of the red-blues there are no sick or injured. At the same time, three are missing from the club's location: Semen Antonov, Vladimir Ivlev and Alexander Khomenko are preparing with the National Team for the World Cup qualification games. Therefore, CSKA-2 players Alexander Yevseev and Yuri Umrikhin helped on the training basis.

PRE-GAME QUOTES

Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA head coach:

Bayern is a very serious team, they have concrete ideas on what they are doing. They are really hustling on the court, they showed it in many games lately. They have extremely good players on the wings, they run the floor very good, they use a lot of switches on defense. The strategy is there in terms of what they gonna do against certain players, whoever is involved in the screen-and-rolls etc. Overall we expect a tough EuroLeague game, on this level you need to be ready for everything.

Nikita Kurbanov, CSKA forward:

We are in a great mood. Of course, we wanted to bring two victories from Spain, we brought one, but this still added optimism. We are waiting for our fans, your support is very important, in this difficult period we need to feel your energy. Bayern is very athletic team, they have good roster, the fives can change easily. We need to use our strengths and play with good dedication and aggression.

RELATIVITY” CONNECTIONS

Daniel Hackett was a teammate of Bayern’s Leon Radosevic at Brose Bamberg during the 2017-18 season.

Bayern swingman Darrun Hilliard arrived this summer from CSKA, where he played the last two seasons.

Bayern center Othello Hunter played at CSKA Moscow for two seasons between 2017 and 2019. He helped the team win the 2019 EuroLeague title.

Bayern guard Vladimir Lucic and Nikola Milutinov were teammates on Partizan Belgrade during the 2012-13 season.

Bayern head coach Andrea Trinchieri coached two CSKA players in the past: Nikita Kurbanov with UNICS in the 2013-14 season and Daniel Hackett in Bamberg in 2017-18.

Marius Grigonis and Bayern forward Augustine Rubit were teammates at Zalgiris Kaunas last season.

IMPORTANT NUMBERS

Johannes Voigtmann has made at least 1 three-point shot in eight of his last nine games. He ranks ninth this season in three-point shots made with 2.1 per game.

Voigtmann has recorded double-digit PIRs in 10 of his last 11 games.

Marius Grigonis has made at least 1 three-point shot in 11 of his last 12 games.

Grigonis is ranked second all-time in free throw accuracy at 92.3%.

Will Clyburn has at least 1 steal in five of his last six games.

Tornike Shengelia ranks fifth this season in average PIR with 17.4 per game. Will Clyburn is tied for ninth with 16.4 per game.

Clyburn ranks fourth this season in scoring with 15.9 per game. Shengelia ranks sixth with 15.6 points per game.

Milutinov ranks eighth on the all-time list with 467 offensive rebounds. Bryant Dunston of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is seventh with 477 and counting.

Shved ranks eighth all-time with 431 three-point shots made for his career. Jaycee Carroll is seventh with 437.

Shved ranks ninth all-time in scoring with 2,851 points. Felipe Reyes is eighth with 3,029.

Shved is in 10th place all-time with 590 free throws made for his career. Kostas Sloukas of Olympiacos Piraeus is ninth with 610 and counting.

Shved ranks 14th on the all-time charts with 823 assists. Nando De Colo of Fenerbahce is 13th with 833 and counting.

PAST MATCHUPS

Wins/losses: 7-1

2013-14. Euroleague. Top 16. CSKA – Bayern: 61-86 (+25)
2013-14. Euroleague. Top 16. Bayern – CSKA: 77-70 (+7)
2018-19. Euroleague. Regular Season. Bayern – CSKA: 79-93 (+16)
2018-19. Euroleague. Regular Season. CSKA – Bayern: 77-70 (+7)
2019-20. Euroleague. Regular Season. CSKA – Bayern: 79-68 (+11)
2019-20. Euroleague. Regular Season. Bayern – CSKA: 77-84 (+7)
2020-21. Euroleague. Regular Season. Bayern – CSKA: 81-89 (+8)
2020-21. Euroleague. Regular Season. CSKA – Bayern: 66-69 (-3)

SHORT DOSSIER

Bayern Munich, Germany

Founded: 1946
Colors: red, white
Home court: Audi Dome (6,700)
President: Uli Hoeness
Head coach: Andrea Trinchieri
Website: www.fcb-basketball.de
Trophy case: 5-time German champion (1954, 1955, 2014, 2018, 2019), 3-time German Cup winner (1968, 2018, 2021)

Comments

Ruslan
25 November 15:31
Побеждать!
Тормоз
25 November 09:30
Не вижу каких-либо препятствий для 100.
От слова "совсем".
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