Without coach Andrea Trinchieri, the FC Bayern basketball team also lost the second game on their tour of Spain.
In the EuroLeague duel at FC Barcelona, the Bundesliga team from Munich was unlucky with 70:72 (33:34), Trinchieri was absent for a short time due to a bereavement in the family.
At the Palau Blaugrana Adriano Vertemati took over responsibility on the touchline, the assistant coach of his Italian compatriot Trinchieri saw an exciting game.
In the middle of the last quarter, Barca pulled away for the first time with ten points (61:51/34th minute), before the guests around top scorer Nick Weiler-Babb (15 points) shortened the run 7:0 and then equalized (70:70 /39.).
Cory Higgings scored 21 seconds before the end to make it 72:70 for the Catalans, Ognjen Jaramaz clearly missed the three-goal attempt with the final siren for a possible Bayern victory. After the 14th defeat in the 23rd game of the season, Munich are still in the bottom third of the table. On Tuesday, the German runner-up lost at Valencia Basket (73:82).