The meeting had been postponed due to cases of Covid in the Villeurbannais workforce.

Asvel, which did not confirm its success at home against Red Star Belgrade (69-67), on January 21, and Bayern, winner in the first leg (73-65) were tied at the start starting with each nine victories for eleven defeats.

But the Munich team, which climbed to 10th place with its tenth success, remains in the race to integrate the Top 8 and the final phase.

It will be more difficult now for the Villeurbannais, still 13th, who have played their sixth match since January 14, in all competitions and who are losing for the twelfth time.

Now they are preparing to tackle a difficult program in the coming days.

They will have four trips to Nanterre, in the French league where they are fourth, to Barcelona and Istanbul where they will face Fernerbahçe and Efes in the Euroleague, the latter two being direct competitors.

Still deprived of several major players, injured, such as David Lighty or Antoine Diot but also Raymar Morgan who has not yet played for Asvel, William Howard and Victor Wembanyama, Asvel lacked too much aggression to be at the height of his opponent.

Thus, Bayern Munich led by sixteen points at half-time (45-29) and even nineteen just after (48-29, 31-50, 21st).

TJ Parker's men, despite 14 points from Chris Jones and Youssoupha Fall, only posted 56.8% shooting success (25/44), 30.8% from three points (4/13) and 6 /11 on free throws (54.5%).

They were never able to come back to the mark despite a reaction in the last quarter won 26-16 bringing the final score to 77-68 (-9).

At Bayern, Augustine Rubit with seventeen points flew over the meeting, especially after halftime.

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