Bayern will rain on ASVEL's parade by Frank Lawlor It's a bottom-of-the-table clash with extra meaning as LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne (2-7) welcomes FC Bayern Munich (3-6) for opening night of the new LDLC Arena, which will be a boon for French basketball and the host club far into the future.

ASVEL aims to celebrate the occasion with a victory, and the French club has indeed played with admirable fire since Gianmarco Pozzecco took over the bench, winning two of their five games together.

But without Nando De Colo, who is injured, to lend his experience, it will be a tall order for ASVEL to get its first home win this season in its new home.

Bayern, despite losing four of its last five games, seems to be coming together under new head coach Pablo Laso.

Three of those losses were on the road and came by a total of 10 points.

This will be Bayern's seventh of 10 games so far away from Munich, and save for a trip to Barcelona, the German team has been in every one of them, even winning at Baskonia.

It won't be the least bit easy, but mark this one down as Bayern's second road win and fifth in succession against ASVEL.

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