Retin Obasohan at work with ASVEL Villeurbanne in the Euroleague. — © EPA-EFE
In the Euroleague there was no stunt for Belgian Lion Retin Obasohan and with ASVEL Lyon versus Barcelona. After trailing 31-33 halfway, the French team lost 75-82 to the Spanish opponent after an exciting match. Retin Obasohan recorded 4 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist. With 6 out of 18, ASVEL Villeurbanne is in shared fifteenth place.
The nineteenth matchday of the Euroleague starts tonight. Ismael Bako receives the Greek Olympiakos Piraeus with the Italian Virtus Bologna. ASVEL Villeurbanne and Retin Obasohan will face Valencia on Friday. No Sam Van Rossom with the Spanish yet. He is still in full rehabilitation after knee surgery.
The top eight of the eighteen teams have qualified for the quarter-finals (best-of-five) of the Euroleague after 34 match days.