Thibaut Simon, Media365, published on Tuesday May 06, 2025 at 9:30 p.m.
At the end of the suspense, Monaco won against Barça in the decisive match of this series (85-84). La Roca Team will play the Final Four in Abu Dhabi from May 23.
Monaco no longer had the choice to compete in the final of the Euroligue. Write down in this decisive match against Barcelona after leading 2-0 in this series against the Blaugranas. The Roca Team made its audience suffer until Kevin Punter shooting for Barça six seconds from the end, which finally fell next to it to allow the Monegasques to win. With a Mike James as a boss, the almost perfection of Georgios Papagiannis and the Monegasque collective, the Final Four offers the Principality club where the Olympiakos of Evan Fournier will stand in front of him.
-Papagiannis, factor X
The meeting could have changed on the side of the Blaugranas. Led by Punter who does not miss anything at the start of the match, supported by Anderson (16 points, 4 assists) and Hernangomez (16 points at 6/8 shooting), Barça races in the first quarter (15-19). Monaco wakes up with 30-20 in the second quarter. An alarm clock sounded by Papagiannis. Before finishing the meeting with 17 points, 5 rebounds, 3/3 to three points and 7/8 in shooting – up to the last 20 seconds of the match, the Greek had achieved a 100 % in the shot – Papagiannis made his precision speak to three points (25-27, 14th). Monaco spends an 8-0 (40-34) to his opponent and James from a three-point shot at the end of the 2nd quarter, put the difference to six points in favor of Monaco (45-39, 20th).
Monaco is scary but resisted
Upon returning from the locker room, we think of the Roca Team Superior with a difference of 10 points on Theis shooting (51-41, 23rd). Except that Monaco is making some mistakes, Hernangomez pushes the defense to impose his physique and scored six points in a row (57-56, 26th). Barcelona returns to the match despite the advantage of Spanoulis’ men at the end of the 3rd quarter (65-62). Then, the advantages on the display board change – 12 times in the last quarter. Hunter puts Barça on top (83-84), but James is imperturbable. Seven points for the leader and winning the win (85-84).
Monegasque markers : James (20 Points) – PASTER (17) – Diallo (11) – Strazel (11) – blossomgame (9) – occupy (7) – Jaiteh (4) – Theis – Theis (4) – LOYD (2).
