Panathinaikos Athens overpower ASVEL 102-79 for dia home on Wednesday, as EuroLeague 2026-2027 reach dia second matchday. The Greek side, wey be 2024 champions and heavy title favourites, play like say dem still dey remember how dem tear Paris apart for the same court one week before.
Even though Kendrick Nunn, Kostas Sloukas, Nigel Hayes-Davis, Juancho Hernangomez and Moustapha Fall no gree play, Panathinaikos still put strong lineup wey French trio carry. Guerschon Yabusele face im former club, Sylvain Francisco play against team wey bin wan sign am for summer, and Mathias Lessort enjoy another chance to face French opponent. Their combined evaluation of 60 nearly equal the whole ASVEL squad, wey end with 61.
ASVEL, wey Tony Parker don reshape, never recover afta dem fall behind. The Villeurbanne club no win for Panathinaikos since 2021, when Elie Okobo and Victor Wembanyama still dey the roster. Assistant Pierric Poupet don warn before the match say the Greek side look "monstrous on paper".
