Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Round 5 gets underway

The fifth round of the 2018-2019 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season began on Thursday.

The last EuroLeague finalist Fenerbahce defeated Germany's Bayern Munich 88-84 at home in Istanbul.

At home, Spain's Baskonia beat Turkey's Darussafaka 82-56.

In away match, Turkey's Anadolu Efes will face Italy's AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan on Friday.

EuroLeague competitions bring Europe's top basketball clubs together.

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

Turkey is in tournament with Anadolu Efes, Fenerbahce and Darussafaka.

The Round 5 matches are as follows:

Thursday:

Fenerbahce (Turkey) 88-84 Bayern Munich (Germany)

Baskonia (Spain) 82-56 Darussafaka Tekfen (Turkey)

CSKA Moskova (Russia) 69-65 Olympiakos (Greece)

Barcelona Lassa (Spain) 74-58 Maccabi FOX (Israel)

Friday:

Buducnost VOLI (Montenegro) - Panathinaikos (Greece)

AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan (Italy) - Anadolu Efes (Turkey)

Zalgiris (Lithuania) - Real Madrid (Spain)

Khimki (Russia) - Herbalife Gran Canaria (Spain)