I was writing on Friday that Real Madrid would win the Euroleague, thinking that the Spaniards would have played against CSKA Moscow. But CSKA lost from Olympiakos, who was much stronger in defence and very determined in offence. Madrid won the match against Barcelona with a lot of problems, while on the contrary the Greeks beat the Russians without any difficulty.
I have changed my views, about today's final in London, believing that Olympiakos is the favorite now for the trophy. The "Reds" can control the rhythm and play better on set game 5 against 5 on both ends of the court. The team from Piraeus is a lot stronger on defence and can also run on fast breaks when necessary.
For the champions of Europe, if they can control the rebounds, I don't believe they are going to face any problems. I think that captain Vassilis Spanoulis will play better than 2 nights ago as well.
Madrid has a chance if, 1st of all, they forget about the Final against the "Catalans". Secondly, Real should try to run as much as Llull and Rodriquez can, organising their game cleverly. Nevertheless, a 3rd condition should occur for the Spanish capital team: Rudy Fernandez should remember how he used to play 4-5 years ago, when he was great player. If not, I can't see how Olympiakos can miss the opportunity to do his "Repeat".
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