Zeljko Obradovic, legendary Partizán coach, recognized yesterday the superiority of Real Madrid and commented that it had been a “difficult week” after facing Barcelona and Madrid and that for many minutes they played as “interested” them. “It has been a difficult week after facing Barcelona and Real Madrid, two firm candidates to play in the Final Four. In addition, our only center, Alen Smailagic, was injured in the last game and will have six more weeks”.
Obradovic boasted of his fans after the displacement of some two hundred Serbian fans. “We are very grateful to the fans because almost 20,000 attend each game at our stadium. It is a source of pride for us and the team tries to do everything, ”he said. He was also well received by the Madrid fans: “They always receive me like this. I am proud to have been a Real Madrid coach at the age of 34, an important experience as a coach and as a person”.
This presence of Serbian fans in the stands came two days after the problems they had at the Palau Braugana, when more than 250 were unable to access the Barça-Partizán on Tuesday. Obradovic took advantage of the occasion to remember what had happened in Barcelona: “I think that environments like today’s are special. The other day in Barcelona too… but I don’t know what happened there. People who had bought the tickets and plane tickets four months ago, who had everything ready… and they could not enter the party. So I want to thank Real Madrid for everything for everything he has done tonight. There was a great atmosphere, the fans enjoyed a lot”.
Partizán fans chanted against Barça during yesterday’s match in Madriddespite the fact that the Barça club has alleged “security problems” and assured that they had “cancelled and reimbursed” those 250 tickets that had been taken “in areas occupied by local fans.”
