The road to the Final Four of the EuroLeague has already begun to clear for both "eternal rivals", with scenarios narrowing and becoming more specific after the completion of the regular season.
The probable scenario that "points" to Olympiacos and Panathinaikos in the Final Four final
Panathinaikos, after their convincing victory against Efes, begins their journey in the post season from the Play-In, where they will face Monaco at the Telekom Center on Tuesday (21/04, 21:00).
The "Greens" know the significant stakes, as well as the two paths that open before them for the Playoffs, with the results completely changing the landscape.
In case of a victory against the Monegasques, the "shamrock" will take 7th place and will face Valencia in the Playoffs.
If they overcome this obstacle as well in the best-of-three series and reach the Final Four in Athens, then in the semi-final they will cross paths with the winner of the Real Madrid – Hapoel Tel Aviv (3-6) pairing to reach the final.
On the other hand, Olympiacos has a clear path as the first-placed team in the regular season.
In the Playoffs, they will face the 8th team in the standings, which will emerge from the Play-Ins process.
Provided they overcome this obstacle, in the Final Four semi-final they will meet the winner of the Fenerbahce – Zalgiris (4-5) pairing, with the aim of qualifying for the final for the title "battle".
Thus, these paths of the two "eternal rivals" lead to the scenario of a much-discussed... rendezvous.
That is, Olympiacos meeting Panathinaikos in the EuroLeague final.
In a different scenario, meaning if the shamrock loses to Monaco and qualifies as 8th in the Playoffs, everyone will witness the eternal meeting in the Playoffs between Olympiacos and Panathinaikos.