Round 11 of Turkish Airlines EuroLeague gets underway

Round 11 of Turkish Airlines EuroLeague gets underway

ISTANBUL - Anadolu Agency
Round 11 of Turkish Airlines EuroLeague gets underway

The 11th round of the 2018-19 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season began on Dec. 6.

In the first match, Turkey's Darüşşafaka Tekfen was defeated by Israel's Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 71-73 in Istanbul.

On Dec. 7, last year's EuroLeague finalist Fenerbahçe will play against Greece's Panathinaikos in Athens while Turkey's Anadolu Efes will face Spain's Real Madrid in Istanbul.

EuroLeague competitions bring Europe's top basketball clubs together.

Sixteen teams are competing this season - four Spanish, three Turkish, two Russian, and two Greek teams, and one team each from Germany, Italy, Israel, Lithuania, and Montenegro.

Turkey is represented in the tournament with Anadolu Efes, Darüşşafaka and Fenerbahçe.