Real Madrid stuns Partizan Belgrade as Panathinaikos routs Fenerbahce in EuroLeague Round 4
Real Madrid finally broke through. The Spanish club beat Partizan Belgrade 86-76 at home on October 8, 2026, snapping its own 0-3 start to the EuroLeague season and ending Partizan's unbeaten start at 3-0 heading into Round 4.
There was no single hero in the win. Facundo Campazzo scored 12 points with 3 assists, Theo Maledon added 13 points and 4 dimes, and Andres Feliz chipped in 9 points, 5 boards and 3 assists. Five Real Madrid players scored between 7 and 13 points. Real Madrid built an early lead, outscoring Partizan 53-37 over the first two quarters, then held on as Partizan outscored it 20-18 in the third quarter and 19-15 in the fourth. For Partizan, Carlik Jones finished with 19 points and 5 assists, and Ethan Thompson added 14 points and 8 rebounds.
Panathinaikos blows past Fenerbahce in a clash of unbeatens
One of the round's most lopsided results came between two teams that had nothing but wins so far. Panathinaikos Athens and Fenerbahce Tarfin Istanbul both arrived at 3-0, and Panathinaikos pulled away for a 92-74 home blowout. Mathias Lessort led the way with 19 points and 8 rebounds on 6-of-9 shooting, good for a game-high PIR of 30.
Sylvain Francisco added 17 points and 7 assists, and Nigel Hayes-Davis scored 19. Fenerbahce's Braxton Key did what he could with 13 points and 7 rebounds, but Panathinaikos pulled away in the third quarter, outscoring Fenerbahce 21-14 to turn a tight game into a laugher.
Lessort's night in the clash of unbeatens
Lessort's 30 PIR was the top mark in a win over a fellow unbeaten team; only Moses Wright's 32 PIR was higher in the round, as the Armani Olimpia Milano forward went for 23 points and 8 rebounds in a loss at Maccabi Tel Aviv. Hapoel Tel Aviv's Antonio Blakeney was close behind, dropping 30 points on 8-of-11 shooting from deep in a defeat at Valencia Basket.
Valencia survives Blakeney's outburst to stay unbeaten
Valencia Basket moved to 4-0. The Spanish club held off Hapoel Tel Aviv 93-82 at home, pulling away early with a 29-17 first quarter before Hapoel clawed back, winning the second 23-18. Valencia answered with a 27-17 third quarter that put the game away, even as Hapoel closed on a 25-19 run in the fourth.
Valencia Basket 93 - 82 Hapoel Tel Aviv · EuroLeague 2026-2027 · 08/10/2026
Leaders
| Valencia Basket | Hapoel Tel Aviv | |
|---|---|---|
| PTS | Kameron Taylor 17 | Antonio Blakeney 30 |
| REB | Neal Sako 6 | Elijah Bryant 9 |
| AST | T.J. Shorts 7 | Tomas Satoransky 9 |
Team stats
| Valencia Basket | Hapoel Tel Aviv | |
|---|---|---|
| FG | 47.8% | 43.5% |
| 3PTS | 12/25 | 12/34 |
| FT | 15/22 | 10/17 |
| REB | 40 | 41 |
| OREB | 11 | 14 |
Kameron Taylor led Valencia with 17 points, 5 rebounds and a 19 PIR, going 3-of-7 from deep, and T.J. Shorts ran the offense with 15 points and 7 assists for a PIR of 17. Blakeney gave Hapoel everything he had, scoring 30 points on 11-of-16 shooting, including 8-of-11 from 3-points, for a team-high PIR of 29. Elijah Bryant added 12 points, 9 boards and 3 assists for a PIR of 23, and Tomas Satoransky dished out 9 assists. It wasn't enough. Valencia extended its perfect start to the season, staying one of just two unbeaten teams left in the EuroLeague.
Virtus Bologna outlasts Bayern Munich's comeback bid
Virtus Bologna held on for a 94-87 road win at FC Bayern Munich. The Italian club jumped out to a 35-21 first-quarter lead, then had to survive as Bayern won the next two quarters, 22-17 and 25-23, before the fourth quarter was even at 19-19. Wendell Moore Jr. led Virtus with 20 points and 9 rebounds for a PIR of 28, and Aliou Diarra added 6 points and 8 rebounds for a PIR of 18 without attempting a field goal, his points coming entirely from the free-throw line.
FC Bayern Munich 87 - 94 Virtus Bologna · EuroLeague · 08/10/2026
| Game | PTS | REB | AST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Bayern Munich | Justus Hollatz | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Rokas Jokubaitis | 8 | 1 | 1 | |
| Johannes Thiemann | 6 | 7 | 2 | |
| Austin Wiley | 6 | 5 | 2 | |
| Oscar Da Silva | 18 | 3 | 0 | |
| Niels Giffey | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Johannes Voigtmann | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Vladimir Lucic | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andreas Obst | 9 | 2 | 1 | |
| MarJon Beauchamp | 15 | 9 | 3 | |
| Duane Washington | 18 | 0 | 5 | |
| Justinian Jessup | 2 | 5 | 1 | |
| Virtus Bologna | Mouhamet Diouf | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Rasheed Bello | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Trent Frazier | 10 | 0 | 2 | |
| Marcus Carr | 13 | 1 | 3 | |
| Kevin Kokila | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Wendell Moore Jr. | 20 | 9 | 0 | |
| Kessler Edwards | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| Tommaso Baldasso | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| Aliou Diarra | 6 | 8 | 0 | |
| Derrick Alston | 11 | 2 | 1 | |
| Daniel Hackett | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobi Klintman | 15 | 2 | 2 |
Bobi Klintman scored 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including 3-of-6 from 3-points, and Marcus Carr added 13 points and 3 assists. Bayern got a team-high 21 PIR from MarJon Beauchamp, who finished with 15 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists. Oscar Da Silva was efficient with 18 points on 8-of-9 shooting, and Duane Washington scored 18 points on 7-of-17 shooting with 5 assists. Virtus's first-quarter cushion proved to be the difference down the stretch.
ASVEL steals the French derby at Paris Basketball
ASVEL came away from Paris with a 98-96 win on October 7, 2026, taking the French derby on the road. Nadir Hifi tried to keep Paris ahead by himself, scoring 30 points on 11-of-22 shooting with 4-of-7 from deep, though he also turned the ball over four times. Tyson Etienne matched him shot for shot, going for 27 points on 9-of-17 shooting, including 6-of-13 from 3-points.
Paris Basketball 96 - 98 ASVEL · EuroLeague 2026-2027 · 07/10/2026
Leaders
| Paris Basketball | ASVEL | |
|---|---|---|
| PTS | Nadir Hifi 30 | Patty Mills 21 |
| REB | Allan Dokossi 9 | Hugo Besson 6 |
| AST | Allan Dokossi 3 | Both Gach 6 |
Team stats
| Paris Basketball | ASVEL | |
|---|---|---|
| FG | 45.6% | 54.8% |
| 3PTS | 15/38 | 14/27 |
| FT | 9/12 | 16/24 |
| REB | 33 | 39 |
| OREB | 17 | 14 |
It wasn't enough to hold off ASVEL, which got 19 points on a perfect 6-of-6 shooting from Tremont Waters, who drained all four of his 3-point attempts for a PIR of 25. Both Gach was just as efficient, finishing with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists without a single turnover, also for a PIR of 25. Patty Mills added 21 points and 4 assists despite 6 turnovers, and Hugo Besson chipped in 16 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Paris led 21-14 after the first quarter, but ASVEL seized control with a 32-22 second quarter that flipped the game. Paris clawed back by winning the third 34-28, but ASVEL closed it out with a 24-19 fourth quarter to escape with the win.
Elsewhere, Maccabi Tel Aviv beat Milano 97-79, and Crvena Zvezda Belgrade cruised past Dubai Basketball 77-58 behind Jordan Nwora's 20 points.
Four games into the EuroLeague's 2026-2027 regular season, Valencia and Panathinaikos are the only teams still unbeaten, and Real Madrid's breakthrough adds a new storyline heading into Round 5.
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