| The opening matches of the second stage of the Basketball Super League did not make Russian fans blush. Perm "Ural-Great" not just anywhere, but on the site of Real Madrid achieved an important victory over the royal club - 95:88. Over a short period of six matches, an away victory over a European giant takes on special weight. Now, with an impeccable performance on their court, Sergei Belov’s team can count on reaching the Final Four. For Permians this is of utmost importance, since more and more funds are being invested in the team’s successful debut in the Euroleague. The latest personnel move by the Urals team is more typical for rich clubs - the invited Bulgarian with a French passport, Vasily Evtimov, does not have the right to play in the Russian championship. This means that in case of failure at the second stage, the expensive player will play only six serious matches for Ural Great. It is unlikely that he was taken for a successful performance in the obscure NEBL championship. In the debut meeting, Evtimov scored only four points, but another Ural legionnaire, Greek Panagiotis Liadelis, with 30 points, became the most productive player of the tour. Another Permian Ruslan Avleev was recognized as the most valuable player of the tour. He has 26 points and 10 rebounds.
The capital's CSKA, having minimally lost to the local Maccabi in Tel Aviv (68:69), has the right to complain about biased refereeing in the end. On the other hand, on the road, victories with a minimum score are extremely rare, and if you want to win, you need to achieve a more significant advantage. Moreover, the course of the game favored this. Vladimir ILYIN
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