Chus Mateo, the Real Madrid coach, assured that his team had “done the same merits as Partizán to win”.
“It’s been a game fought from beginning to end. We already knew that the playoff it was going to be hardeither. We have granted many three point shotss at the beginning”, indicated Mateo.
About Walter Tavares, no news. “We’ve noticed your absence in the second part, although the team has fought a lot. We have defended very well especially in the third quarter. we have made the same meritIt’s what Partizan to win the game”, he insisted.
“Tomorrow they will evidence and we will see what it has, hopefully it will be little. she had a bruised knee and the pain did not subside. I can’t venture anything,” she explained.
About the triple ending of Kevin Punter was clear. “We decided to defend the last play and we did very well. Punter has pulled over Yabusele and It has had a lot of merit”he pointed.
With the first point lost, Mateo appealed to the spirit of Real Madrid. “It’s a very hard moment and you have to get over it and think about the next one. One has to fight until the end. I’m proud of the boys. Sometime the physical has failed usbut we are going to continue fighting,” he declared.
“Morally and mentally we will be full on thursdayyes, sure; physically we are going to fight until the end. Today it has not been expensive, but we are going to continue ”, concluded Chus Mateo.