Zenit lost in Barcelona 90-72. Joan Plaza's team had no way to trouble Blaugrana. Gustavo Ayon proved his quality and experience with a double-double (16 points and 10 rebounds). Besides, the French point-guard Albicy scored 16, but both were not enough to give Zenit an extra boost for the win.

The Russian side is sitting on the 17th place of the standings having no chances to get in the playoff zone. Furthermore, it is a club not used to play too many tough games in a short period, and their players look tired.

In the VTB league, Zenit suffered a shocking defeat at home by Kalev/Cramo 76-75. As we said above, they cannot perform at a high level because they lack energy. Ponitka's absence is crucial to his team.

It will be tough for Zenit even to get in the playoff zone of the league. They are on a bad streak of three defeats in a row. However, we must not forget that the beat Fener in the first round.

It wasn't effortless, but Fener managed to beat Alba 74-70 in Berlin. The Turkish side had Kostas Sloukas on a great night. The Greek guard scored 16 points, while he also had five rebounds and five assists. Gigi Datome also added 15 points for the winners.

The excellent news for Obradovic, was that five of his players were double-digit. Besides, Fener had a strong desire to play tough defense, and these were the two key-points for the win.

After a long time, Fener is only one win away from the playoff zone. Obradovic and his players had many unfortunate results in the first round, but it seems that there is time to recover and made it in the first eight.

In the Turkish League, they thrashed Turk Telekom 91-67. There was good rhythm in the offense; once more, they were too focused on defense. Things have changed in Fener.

The overall record in Euroleague since 2000, is Fener - Zenit 0-1.

In the first round, Zenit beat Fener 84-81.

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

• FullTime Result: 5.00(Zenit) - 1.19(Fenerbahce)
• Over/Under 152.5 points: 1.92 (Over) - 1.86(Under)
• Race to 20 points: 2.65(Zenit) - 1.43(Fenerbahce)

*bet365 odds as offered at  05/02, 15:00CET (subject to change without prior notice) | 18+, T&Cs Apply, BeGambleAware.org

Andrew Albicy was the star for Zenit when these teams last played and he is in good form with averages of 13.3 points on 8-of-15 three-point shooting, 5.0 assists and 1.3 steals for an average PIR of 19.0 over his last three games.

In this game, he faces his French national teammate and Fenerbahce's leading scorer Nando De Colo in a pivotal matchup.