MOSCOW, June 5, Sergey Fuks. The final series of the VTB United League between the capital CSKA and Zenit St. Petersburg more than compensated for the current lack of Euroleague basketball matches in Russia with their drama, said the president of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) Stanislav Pozdnyakov. On Sunday, Zenit beat CSKA in the seventh, decisive match of the final series with a score of 81:75 and became the winner of the VTB United League for the first time. The Petersburg club was inferior in the course of the series 0-2 and 1-3. After the start of the special operation in Ukraine, Russian clubs were banned from participating in the Euroleague. «Great final. I think the fans were more than compensated for the absence of the Euroleague this season. Dramatic match, such will be remembered for a very long time. Everyone who played today deserves the highest praise – both in the team of winners and among the losers,” said Pozdnyakov. head of ROC.
