His two defeats, in Munich (80-84) in the Euroleague and during the derby against eternal rival Panathinaikos (71-78) in the Greek Championship, are almost forgotten. Olympiakos reacted with authority during two home successes. After having tamed the recent finalist Real Madrid (79-69), the Reds did it again by putting Barcelona, the leader of the main event, yet second in attack in the Euroleague before the match (87 .7 points), held to 74 units, but to 60 after 37 minutes, when the outcome of the match was already decided.