MUNICH (Germany) - Two of the biggest EuroLeague Women fairytales of recent times collide in our Game of the Week on Gameday 9 as rookies Casademont Zaragoza take on second season standouts DVTK HUN-Therm in Spain.

With a repeat of the 2023 SuperCup Women Final on Tuesday night between LDLC ASVEL Feminin and Fenerbahce Alagoz Holding, plus seven games to enjoy on Wednesday, it's all set to be another show-stopping week of action.

We also get to resume our Beat the Expert challenge, with all fans having the chance to predict the winners, while French men's national team and ASVEL star Nando de Colo comes in as our weekly guest.

Game of the Week: Casademont Zaragoza vs DVTK HUN-Therm

Currently placed third and second in Group A respectively, this is a giant matchup that will go a long way to securing a Quarter-Finals spot for the winner. The Spanish side have lost only twice so far (including to their opponents in a close one earlier in the campaign), with the Hungarians losing just the once so far.

Casademont Zaragoza made it five in a row last week and only just survived against ACS Sepsi-SIC to keep their streak running. It has been their defense that has proven to be key all season long and with the newcomers also benefiting from a truly tremendous home crowd, they will be confident of making it six consecutive victories. 

DVTK meanwhile are unflappable. So composed, they continue to defy the odds almost relentlessly - with just the recent loss to Fenerbahce Alagoz Holding spoiling their record. Their team basketball ethos continues to deliver and they are tough to break down and normally rotate very effectively. On paper, it looks like being an absorbing contest. 

You can watch the live broadcast of the game between Casademont Zaragoza and DVTK HUN-Therm with commentary on the EuroLeague Women YouTube channel on Wednesday, December 14 at 20:00 CET

Key matchup: Naturally all the focus will be on Leonie Fiebich who is a bonafide MVP Race contender because of the work she has been doing with Zaragoza. 

It could be that Kaila Charles goes up against her as she did for chunks of the first meeting which DVTK won 66-63. This could be an exciting and compelling head-to-head duel - and in truth, one of many on the court.

Predictions: The Expert vs Nando de Colo

Each week our resident EuroLeague Women expert Paul Nilsen faces a different guest challenger in our prediction game. Fans also have the chance to show their prediction skills in the voting below. The first eight weeks of action have seen the fans come from behind to take control after the our expert allowed his healthy early lead to evaporate.

Our guest for Week 9 is Nando De Colo, an Olympian and former EuroBasket champion who has played in the NBA and currently represents ASVEL back in France.

SCHEDULE	THE EXPERT	NANDO DE COLO
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12
LDLC ASVEL Feminin vs Fenerbahce Alagoz Holding
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13
ZVVZ USK Praha vs KGHM BC Polkowice
Basket Landes vs Cukurova Basketbol Mersin
Polski Cukier AZS UMCS Lublin vs Valencia Basket Club
Beretta Famila Schio vs ACS Sepsi-SIC
Casademont Zaragoza vs DVTK HUN-Therm
Villeneuve d'Ascq LM vs Perfumerias Avenida
Virtus Segafredo Bologna vs Serco UNI Gyor

Do you have what it takes?

Predict the winners of this week's games below!

Season predictions so far: 

The Expert: 49/64 (77%)
The Guest: 45/64 (64%)
The Fans: 53/64 (83%) 

Question of the Week: Who is the the Robin to the Batman in Zaragoza?

Understandably, Leonie Fiebich captures much of the attention for her team. but Zaragoza are about much more than their stellar German. So who is the most important player after Fiebich?

Let us know what you think in the poll below!

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