Sergio Llull

Panathinaikos saw off Euroleague leader Real Madrid on Thursday, while Olympiakos was upset at home by Galatasaray on Friday and is yet to clinch home advantage for the play-offs.

The Greens produced a great performance in offense to beat Real 88-82 at the Olympic Sports Hall in Athens and reach a 15-11 record that keeps them in fifth, two wins behind the top four.

The new Euroleague tipped off on Wednesday with Olympiakos's loss at Real Madrid (83-65), in what promises to be Europe's answer to the NBA.

The round-robin system for the 16 participating clubs means a long regular season of 30 rounds of games, plus quarterfinal play-offs and a Final Four at the end.