Fourth EuroLeague crown, water polo finals begin

Champions of Europe again

Olympiacos have done it. Your team is EuroLeague champion for the fourth time, and Alec Peters believes he was the best player on the floor at the Final Four. "I believe I was the best player of the Final Four," Peters said after the triumph (2). No argument here after what he delivered when it mattered most. It's the redemption moment the club has chased since that heartbreaking 2023 final loss to Real Madrid, decided by the Sergio Llull shot that haunted this team for years. Not anymore. This group is simply different.

A team that never quits

Taisson Ward put it perfectly after lifting the trophy: "I've seen wins and losses, but I never saw Olympiacos give up" (3). That sums up what Bartzokas has built. A squad that took the pain of 2023 and turned it into steel. Vezenkov called this team the most mature he's ever been part of, and you saw it in how they closed out the final. No panic, no collapse, just a group that knew exactly what it had to do.

Water polo finals start now

The basketball celebrations aren't even over and another trophy series begins. Olympiacos face Panathinaikos in Game 1 of the water polo finals (1). The basketball team just set the tone for the club. Now the water polo side has a chance to keep the trophy cabinet filling up. No time to rest, this is Olympiacos.

Sources

  • 1. to10.gr — Ξεκινούν οι τελικοί του πόλο: Ολυμπιακός – Παναθηναϊκός, πράξη 1η
  • 2. athletiko.gr — Πίτερς: «Πιστεύω ότι ήμουν ο καλύτερος παίκτης του Final Four»
  • 3. to10.gr — Γουόρντ: «Έχω δει νίκες και ήττες, αλλά δεν είδα ποτέ τον Ολυμπιακό να τα παρατάει» (vid)
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