Here are the four groups that have been drawn for the Euroleague top
Group E: Panathinaikos, Caja Laboral, Unicaja Malaga, Lietuvos Rytas
Group F: Maccabi Tel Aviv, Olimpija Ljubljana, Barcelona, Roma
Group G: Siena, Real Madrid, Efes Istanbul, Partizan Belgrade
Group H: Olympiacos, Fenerbahce, Zalgiris Kaunas, valencia.
Here is the reaction of Xavi Pascual, coach of the last European Champions, Barcelona:
"Maccabi and Olimpija have won all the games played at home this season in the Euroleague and this shows the difficulty of the games we have to play against them in their arenas. Everybody knows that when you lose a game in the Top 16, you are in a tough situation and this time it won’t be different. Lottomatica Roma has defeated strong teams such as Unicaja and nobody can consider them as a weak team. The fact we play our first game of the Top 16 at home against Maccabi Tel Aviv means it is going to be the most important game of the season."
The first games will be on January 19-20.