MOS vs VAL Dream11: Defending champions CSKA Moscow are in action this week in EuroLeague as they play host to Spanish outfit Valencia Basket in round-20 at Sports Swimming Complex CSKA.\ on Thursday night (IST). The hosts are the ultimate standard for all the teams in Europe. Their current fourth position on the EuroLeague table may hide the true talent this team has at its disposal. One indicator is their record against the big teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona this season, two teams above Moscow on the table, with Moscow beating both this season.
Valencia Basket, on the other hand, have climbed into the playoffs spot, behind a good run. They have won the last four games in all competitions, last beating Zenit Petersburg 81-86 in the round-19.
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Match details:
Teams: CSKA Moscow and Valencia Basket
Venue: Sports Swimming Complex CSKA
Match Timing: January 23, @ 10:30 PM
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CSKA Moscow team news: Will Clyburn has been ruled out of this game due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury. In fact, he could miss the remainder of the season. In addition, Moscow are without the services of Janis Strelnieks who is out with a leg injury. No other problems for the host.
Valencia Basket team news: The visitors face a lot of issues here, as a key player in the shape of Mike Tobey set to miss this game due to an injury. The 28-year-old centre hasn’t travelled with the squad to Moscow.
Maurice Ndour will be a game-time call after missing the weekend’s Liga ACB action due to an injury, while Jordan Loyd will be a game-time call as well due to an ankle injury.
But the Spanish team should have Bojan Dubljevic on the active roster after he returned to action last weekend in the Spanish League.
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CSKA Moscow: Nikita Kurbanov, Darrun Hillard, Kyle Hines, Mike James, Andrey Vorontsevich
Valencia Basket: Aaron Doornekamp, Maurice Ndour, D Dubljevic, Guillem Vives, Fernando San Emeterio
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Likely squads:
CSKA Moscow: Nikita Kurbanov, Darrun Hillard, Kyle Hines, Mike James, Andrey Vorontsevich, Johannes Voigtmann, Howard Sant-Roos, Daniel Hackett, Joel Bolomboy, Semen Antonov, Ivan Ukhov
Valencia Basket: Aaron Doornekamp, Maurice Ndour, D Dubljevic, Guillem Vives, Fernando San Emeterio, Jordan Loyd (Doubtful), Sam Van Rossom, Alberto Abalde, Louis Labeyrie, Brock Motum, Vanja Marinkovic
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Team 1:
PF: Mike James (SP), S V Rossom
SF: D Hillard
C: A Abalde
PG: J Voigtmann, A Vorontsevich
SG: J Bolomboy, D Dubljevic
Team 2:
PF: Mike James, S V Rossom, D Hackett
SF: D Hillard, V Marinkovic
C: N Kurbanov
PG: J Voigtmann
SG: D Dubljevic (SP)