EuroLeague - Barcelona through to semis

Eurosport - Sat, 11 Apr 11:10:00 2009

Barcelona progressed to the Euroleague semi-finals for the first time since 2006 after a 78-62 win over Tau Ceramica at Palau Blaugrana.

BASKETBALL 2008-2009 EuroLeague FC Barcelona-TAU Cerámica Lubos Barton Juan Carlos Navarro - 0

Barcelona took a 3-2 quarter final victory in the play-off series in front of a sell-out crowd.

Juan Carlos Navarro sparked the win with 16 first-half points on the way to a game total of 19, whiel Ersan Ilyasova matched him with 10 rebounds and four assists.

Jaka Lakovic also added 16 points in the decisive game of the best-of-five play-off series.

Barcelona will now face defending champions CSKA Moscow in the semi-finals.

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