Paris (AFP)
Despite a last-second defeat against Fenerbahçe on Friday (67-65), Asvel Lyon-Villeurbanne will be the only French club in the quarter-finals of the women's basketball Euroleague in March.
The Lyonnaises finally finished second in Group B, after securing their qualification on Thursday by beating the Czechs from Prague USK (85-74).
And their draw will therefore be less favorable for the quarterfinals.
Two other teams still had a small chance to qualify, both in Group D, but that chance has passed.
Very quickly for the players of Basket Landes, defeats in Hungary by Sopron (84-54).
The suspense lasted a little longer for Tango de Bourges, diminished by a few absences, which nevertheless seemed capable, for a few minutes in the 3rd quarter, of snatching an unexpected success against another great Turkish club, Galatasaray.
The difference in level between the two teams then allowed Galatasaray, very efficient at three points, to go to +15 at the start of the 4th quarter then to unfold until a well-deserved victory (75-65) synonymous with qualification. insured for shifts.
A last match, for the honor, will oppose the Tango of Bourges and the Landaises of the leader Céline Dumerc on Sunday.
The quarter-finals of the Women's Euroleague, reduced to 16 clubs this season because of the new coronavirus pandemic, are scheduled from March 14, then a Final Four from April 16.
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