BREAKING NEWS... Fenerbahçe Beko is the greatest in European basketball

In the THY EuroLeague final, Fenerbahçe Beko defeated the French side Monaco 81-70 to secure its 2nd European championship in history.

INEFFECTIVE START TO THE MATCH

Monaco started the final match with outside shots from Mike James and Alpha Diallo, quickly bringing the score to 13-4. Fenerbahçe Beko balanced the score with the impact of Nigel Hayes and Devon Hall, while the first quarter of the contest ended with a 20-18 lead for Monaco.

Monaco also started the second quarter effectively with Alpha Diallo. In the final section, Fenerbahçe Beko went on a 12-1 run with the contribution of Devon Hall to take a 33-35 lead and headed to the locker room with the advantage.

DID NOT BREAK UNTIL THE FINAL SECTION

Fenerbahçe started the 3rd quarter of the match with a three-pointer from Marko Guduric, but could not prevent Theis and Mathew Strazel from narrowing the gap to 1. Our representative finished the 3rd quarter, where the lead changed hands from time to time, with a 54-51 advantage.

While a fierce battle took place in the final quarter, Fenerbahçe Beko widened the gap with 7 minutes remaining. The yellow-navies, who carried the lead to double digits at 62-51, did not allow their opponent to close the gap despite all of Monaco's efforts, and with a three-pointer by Marko Guduric with 1 minute left, they pushed the lead back to double digits. Making no mistakes in the remaining part, Fenerbahçe reached the championship.

Monaco's starting five: Blossomgame, Diallo, Mike James, Strazel, Theis

Fenerbahçe Beko's starting five: Birch, Colson, Guduric, Devon Hall, Nigel Hayes

First Quarter Result: Monaco 20-18 Fenerbahçe Beko

Second Quarter Result: Monaco 33-35 Fenerbahçe Beko

Third Quarter Result: Monaco 51-54 Fenerbahçe Beko

With this championship, Fenerbahçe Beko has taken Europe's most prestigious trophy to its museum for the second time since 2017.

CONGRATULATIONS FROM AZIZ YILDIRIM

Former Fenerbahçe president Aziz Yıldırım issued a congratulatory message following the EuroLeague championship.

Here is Aziz Yıldırım's statement;

"Our Men's Basketball Team, Fenerbahçe Beko, which has rightfully earned the title of 'the most beautiful team in the world' by our fans, has reached a position to compete with the giants of the tournament through great effort, and brought the biggest cup in Europe to our country 8 years ago, has made our community and our country experience this pride once again today.

On the way to achieving this great success, I would like to thank President Mr. Ali Koç and the branch managers, our head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius and his team, and all our players and professionals who contributed, and I wish this success to be beneficial to our community."

JASIKEVICIUS WINS FOR THE FIRST TIME AS A COACH

Fenerbahçe Beko's successful head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius has managed to become a EuroLeague champion in his coaching career as well, following his playing career.

News Source: 12punto