Paris (AFP)

Zenit Saint-Petersburg kept its hope for the Euroleague basketball play-offs by rolling Asvel Lyon-Villeurbanne (87-53) on Friday on the 33rd and penultimate day of the regular season, pending the Real Madrid result.

Thanks to this essential success, the 18th of the season for 14 defeats, the Russians are tied on points (36) with Real, 7th before their evening match against Olympiakos, and with Vitoria, 8th after their defeat Thursday at home against at Efes Istanbul (101-111).

Vitoria played one more game than Zenit.

Barcelona, ​​Efes Istanbul, CSKA Moscow, Fenerbahçe, Milan and Bayern have already qualified for the quarter-finals.

There are two tickets left to take.

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