Winning Zenit at OAKA, was a necessary result to calm down things in Panathinaikos after two consecutive defeats at Valencia and Belgrade. Still, concern in the green camp, despite being 6th in the standings, mainly due to the team's defensive inconsistency and lack of consistency.

That was also evident at the Greek League when they won Aris 81-88 at Salonica. The fact that Pitino's team had 81 points in defense by Aris is a prove its weak point.

Coach Rick Pitino did not go to the post-match press conference because he got angry with his players' performance. In terms of injuries,Jacob Wally (5.6 points, 1.8 rebounds per game) is out. Vougioukas is probably back.

Thomas and Johnson, who did not play in Thessaloniki, are also back from injury. Extremely questionable is the newcomer Canadian scorer Andy Rautins.

Barcelona lost from Valencia at the quarter final of the Copa Del Rey final-8. It was a bad performance by Blaugrana. It was only Mirotic who playes in high standards.

Pesic's team has already lost two titles in the season, the Supercap and the Spanish Cup, and the chances for success are narrowing.

In the Euroleague, however, he is counting 5 consecutive wins, including Valencia and Fenerbahce, and remains in the top four in the standings, especially after CSKA and Maccabi's defeats.

The Canadian guard Pangos is out, while the French playmaker Ertel (5.3 points, 3 rebounds, 4.7 assists) is out again.

The overall record in Euroleague since 2000, is Panathinaikos - Barcelona 13-22.

In the first round, Barcelona beat Panathinaikos 98-86.

Let's take a look at main and special odds markets offered at bet365 website :

• FullTime Result : 2.20(Panathinaikos) - 1.71(Barcelona)
• Over/Under 176.5 points : 1.90 (Over) - 1.90 (Under)
• Race to 20 points: 1.90(Panathinaikos) - 1.76(Barcelona)

*bet365 odds as offered at  21/02, 15:00CET (subject to change without prior notice) | 18+, T&Cs Apply, BeGambleAware.org

Thomas and Mirotic will have to face each other in a top quality forward battle.

Thomas has a fantastic season so far, while Mirotic is one of the best players in Euroleague.