Olympiakos appears to be CSKA's perennial nemesis

Greece's representatives in the Euroleague put two over Russia's on Greek soil, as depleted Olympiakos stunned CSKA once again and Panathinaikos saw off Zenit.

Olympiakos should be officially considered the European champion's jinx team, as CSKA Moscow lost another game to its perennial nemesis, with a 72-59 score on Thursday at the Peace and Friendship Stadium.

The Piraeus team held the Russians to just 59 points despite playing without its two most influential players, Vassilis Spanoulis - whose leg injury has ruled him out for the rest of the season - and Giorgos Printezis.

After a balanced first half (34-33 in CSKA's favor), the hosts' defense handcuffed the Moscow team for a partial 21-4 score in the third quarter and held on in the last period to complete the double over the Euroleague holder this season. It appears CSKA has developed some sort of an...