In the previous round all the important ones do not miss their appointment with the regular league. Kingston have to be highlighted by beating first Den Helder and then CSKA Moscow. Scavolini and Bayer Leverkusen return to play among the best after several years away
After the first two-legged sieve in the Round of 16, the team moved on to the regular league. This year none of the greats missed their appointment to try to qualify for the final four. There are only two new tenants Dutch Den Helder and Polish Lech Poznan, although with little chance of remaining in the top positions
The preliminary round of the Round of 16 went according to normal parameters and there was no surprise. So the best fourteen teams in Europe moved on to the next phase after passing the preliminary round of matches
The competition begins with 23 teams, there were two qualifying rounds from which Ignis Varese was exempted for being the champion of the previous year
