The basketball professionals from Alba Berlin lost the German duel in the Euroleague with FC Bayern Munich. The Berliners lost to their long-term rivals 65:82 (30:43) on Thursday evening in front of 10,229 spectators. After the 18th defeat in the 22nd game of the premier class, Alba remains in the bottom of the table. The best Berlin throwers were Matteo Spagnolo with 15 and Yanni Wetzell with 13 points.
The hosts initially got off to a better start, worked very well defensively and quickly took the lead 13:4. But Bayern responded promptly and hit the shots for their part. After a good six minutes, returnee Martin Hermannsson made his debut in the Alba jersey, but the Icelander was still unable to make an impact.
Alba fights in vain
Because now Bayern were controlling the game. Alba hardly found any good throwing positions and allowed the guests too many offensive rebounds under the basket. It took the Berliners a good four minutes in the second quarter to even score. They didn’t hit a three-point shot in the entire first half. After a 0:13 run, Bayern pulled away.
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After the break, Alba fought back and reduced the deficit to five points (47:52). But this time too, the guests quickly found an answer and pulled away again (69:51). The Berliners fought back until the end, but in the end they had no chance against experienced Bayern.