Round 12 of Turkish Airlines EuroLeague tips off

By Fatih Erel </p> <p>ISTANBUL – The 12th round of the 2018-19 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season began on Thursday. </p> <p>In the first match, Greece's Olympiakos defeated Turkey's Anadolu Efes 88-81 in Athens. </p> <p>Turkey's Fenerbahce beat AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan 92-85 in Istanbul.</p> <p>The last year’s EuroLeague finalist Fenerbahce tops the league with 11 wins and 1 loss.</p> <p>The Round 12 matches will conclude on Friday. Turkey's Darussafaka will face Greece's Panathinaikos in an away match in Athens.</p> <p>EuroLeague competitions bring Europe's top basketball clubs together. </p> <p>Sixteen teams are competing this season — four Spanish, three Turkish, two Russian, and two Greek teams, and one team each from Germany, Italy, Israel, Lithuania, and Montenegro. </p> <p>Turkey is represented in the tournament with Anadolu Efes, Fenerbahce, and Darussafaka.