Anadolu Efes will host CSKA Moscow in the 2nd week match of Turkish Airlines Euroleague. Losing 82-69 to Real Madrid in the first match, Efes will try to get their first win against CSKA. Ergin Ataman, head coach of Anadolu Efes, who was named the ‘Coach of the Year’ in the 2020-21 season, will receive the pre-match award from EuroLeague CEO Jordi Bertomeu. So, when is Anadolu Efes-CSKA Moscow match, what time is it, on which channel? Before Anadolu Efes-CSKA Moscow match, details are in our news.
In the 2nd week of Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, the two ambitious teams of the championship; Anadolu Efes will face CSKA Moscow. Anadolu Efes, who lost 82-69 to Real Madrid in the first week of the season, will try to get their first win against CSKA Moscow. Under the management of Ergin Ataman, the Navy-Whites are in the 16th place at the end of the first week’s matches. Losing 84-74 away to Italy’s AX Armani Exchange Milan team, CSKA Moscow is in the 13th place.
When is Anadolu Efes-CSKA Moscow match, what time is it, on which channel?
Anadolu Efes-CSKA Moscow match, which will be played at Sinan Erdem Sports Hall, will start at 20:30 tonight and will be broadcast live on beIN Sports 3 screens.
Anadolu Efes in its 729th match in Europe
Anadolu Efes will play its 729th match in the European arena against CSKA Moscow. Having 415 victories and 313 defeats in the remaining 728 matches, the navy-whites will play their 481st match in Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. Efes had 258 wins and 222 losses in the 480 matches they played in Europe’s biggest cup on a club basis.
CSKA Moscow is ahead of the competition
Anadolu Efes and CSKA Moscow have met 33 times in European cups so far. In these matches, the Navy-Whites won 12 and were defeated 21 times. Anadolu Efes won 6 and CSKA Moscow won 20 out of 26 matches played in EuroLeague between these teams.
Coach of the Year Award will be presented to Ergin Ataman in EuroLeague
Before the tough fight, Anadolu Efes’ head coach Ergin Ataman will be presented the Coach of the Year Award from last season. Anadolu Efes, one of our representatives, completed the 2020-21 season as the EuroLeague champion, while successful coach Ergin Ataman was named Coach of the Year in the 2020-21 season. Ergin Ataman will receive his award before the CSKA Moscow game from EuroLeague CEO Jordi Bertomeu.
Ergin Ataman: Simon’s injury creates serious problems in our offensive system
Before the match, Anadolu Efes head coach Ergin Ataman made a statement. Pointing out the impact of Krunoslav Simon’s injury, Ataman said, “We will have a tough match against CSKA Moscow. With the participation of Alexey Shved and Marius Grigonis, their offensive power has increased a lot. Will Clyburn, Daniel Hackett, Iffe Lundberg are effective, while Tornike Shengelia is under the basket. and Johannes Voigtmann’s outside shooting and physical strength. Simon’s injury creates serious problems in our offensive system. To win the match, we must increase the hardness of the defense to the highest level and go to the result with fast attacks, effective in rebounds,” he said.
Bryant Dunston: Playing in front of our fans will help us
Bryant Dunston, one of the experienced names of Anadolu Efes, made a statement before the match. Referring to the importance of playing in front of their fans in a tough match, Dunston said, “In our first home match in EuroLeague, we will play against a tough opponent like CSKA Moscow. We have faced CSKA Moscow many times in recent years and we know that we have to make a lot of effort for such high-level matches. “Playing in front of him will help us fight for the win on the pitch.”
Dimitris Itoudis: A tough match awaits us against Anadolu Efes
Dimitris Itoudis, head coach of CSKA Moscow, made a statement before the match. Itoudis stated that a tough match awaits them and said, “We are playing against the last champion. Therefore, it is a difficult match as expected. Anadolu Efes has been fighting with the same squad for three years. They had some additions. That’s why it’s a tough task for us.”
Joel Bolomboy: We are ready for Anadolu Efes match
Joel Bolomboy, one of the important names of CSKA Moscow, made a statement before the match. Stating that they are ready to meet, Joel Bolomboy; Referring to the lack of Nikola Milutinov in his long rotation, he said, “We are definitely ready. We come to this game ready to fight. We worked hard, we are ready to make up for the last game we lost, we are aware that they are ready to fight too. We have to stick to our game plans. Play CSKA basketball and every day.” Give your all… After Nikola Milutinov’s injury, we know that we have to stand out, especially as me and the other big guys. I will put extra energy and effort to make up for Nikola’s deficiency.”
