Lokomotiv sink Barca to reach Euroleague Final Four

(Reuters) - Russians Lokomotiv Krasnodar staged the Euroleague's biggest upset of the season by knocking out twice former winners Barcelona to reach the premier club competition's Final Four for the first time on Tuesday. Joyous fans poured on to the court as Lokomotiv, who had never previously reached the knockout stages, beat their illustrious visitors 81-67 to win a thrilling best-of-five quarter-final 3-2. Lokomotiv will now play compatriots and six-time winners CSKA Moscow in the semi-finals, while Fenerbahce Istanbul will lock horns with Spaniards Laboral Kutxa Vitoria at the May 13-15 showpiece event in Berlin.

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