Barça 81-72 Bayern Munich: Belgrade here we come!

Barça have booked their place in the Final Four in Belgrade from May 19 to 21. They beat Bayern Munich 81-72 to make their second consecutive Final Four. The home side really took control with a strong third quarter and never looked back. Laprovittola top scored with 26 points.

Even first half

Barça were straight out of the blocks, quickly taking a 9-4 lead, including a Laprovittola three-pointer. Bayern Munich responded, however, scoring 11 unanswered points to take a six point lead. Nothing in it after the first quarter, 18-19.

Three-pointers by Laprovittola and Mirotic nudged Barça ahead but defensive mistakes allowed the German team to regain the lead, further consolidated by two three-pointers. The visitors were six points up at the break (31-37). All to play for.

Barça storm ahead to take the series

Intensity and accuracy defined Barça during the third quarter, Calathes, Mirotic, and Laprovittola all stepping up to secure a route towards the Final Four, with a third quarter of 29 to 15 making the difference.

The final quarter was a question of seeing out the game, Laprovittola - top scoring with 26 points -  scoring five points in the final two minutes to ensure an 81-72 win, taking the series, and confirming Barça will be in the Final Four in Belgrade from May 19 to 21, where Real Madrid await in the semi-final.

Game stats:

Barça, 81
Bayern Munich, 72

Barça: Calathes (10), Laprovittola (26), Nigel-Hayes (-), Mirotic (20), Davies (8)- starters -, Exum (2), Sanli (-), Smits (2), Abrines (8), Kuric (-), Jokubaitis (5).

Bayern Munich: Weiler-Babb (10), Lucic (6), Dedovic (-), Rubit (2), Radosevic (-) - starters -, Thomas (6), Hunter (18), Jaramaz (17), George (-), Obst (5), Sisko (8).

Quarters: 18-19 / 13-18 / 29-15 / 21-20

Referees: Borys Ryzhyk, Olegs Latisevs, Mehdi Difallah.