FC Porto play semi-final today for a Champions League spot | OneFootball

After the impressive victory on Saturday against the Hungarians of Falco Szombathely, by 79-83 in the quarterfinals - recovering from a 19-point disadvantage (61-42) with 15 minutes remaining - FC Porto faces today (12:15) an even more demanding obstacle in the semifinals of the FIBA Champions League Qualification Tournament 3.

In the SamElyon Arena, in Samakov (Bulgaria), the Portistas will have to overcome the French team Élan Chalon to reach the final of the qualification phase, on Wednesday - only the winner (there are three tournaments) secures the available spot in Group B of the Champions, where Alba Berlin (Ger), Nymburk (Czech) and Sabah (Aze) are already present.

Benfica, directly qualified - something unprecedented in national basketball - is part of Group H, along with Gran Canaria (Esp), Le Mans (Fra) and Spartak Subotica (Ser).

To reach this semi-final, Élan Chalon - which was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the LNB Pro A playoffs by Lyon-Villeurbanne (2-1) in 2024/25 - convincingly defeated the Swiss team Fribourg Olympic by 80-107.

In the match, the Cameroonian-American point guard Jeremiah Hill (18 pts, 5 reb, 6 ast) - who has played for Betis and Girona and who helped Cameroon achieve 4th place in the AfroBasket this summer - as well as Canadian Nate Darling (25) and French Yohan Choupas (17) stood out. The team from Chalon-sur-Saône has not competed in the Champions since 2017/18.

Tournament 3 - quarterfinals, SaturdayFalco Szombathely (Hun) - FC Porto, 79-83Fribourg Olympic (Swi) - Élan Chalon (Fra), 80-107Murcia (Esp) - Star Lubin (Pol), 100-84Karhu Kauhajoki (Fin) - Juventus (Lit), 89-103

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