Chus Mateo, coach of the real Madrid of basketball, was shown satisfied for the victory that his team has achieved this Friday in the euroleague on the track of villeurbanne French (71-75) and considered that “it is not easy” to win there.
“It’s not easy to win here, there are many teams that have lost in the same way that we could have. At least we were able to finish off the match”, he pointed out in statements to the Euroleague at the end of the confrontation of the day 26.
“We knew how the second parts play, they usually come back from the games, it’s not something new. We knew we had to keep fighting. We had some moments where we were not very good in the second part”, said the coach about the reaction of the rival at the start of the last quarter, when it came to within two points.
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Nigel Williams-Goss, American basketball player for Real Madrid, considered that each of the games that still lie ahead in the Euroleague is “critical”, after the triumph achieved on the French Villeurbanne track by 71-75.
“Every game is critical, especially in the final stretch of the season. Come on match by match and i hope we can win the greater number of possible matches”, he said in statements to the Euroleague after the end of the confrontation, in which he transformed 13 points.
“It is a difficult field, it is a good team. Despite its classification, it has achieved important victories this season. Away from home is always difficult and I am proud of the way we fight. we kept our balance in difficult times,” he said.
Causeur unblocked the match
Fabian Causeur, French player for Real Madrid, defined as “a very tough game” after the suffered victory in Lyon.
“It was a very tough match. We resist because we control the defense better in the final stretch than at the beginning of the fourth quarter. There they got very close and they had nothing to lose. We were in control for most of the game, but they came back. At that moment we doubt a little but I am happy for the victory, I think it is very important for us”, he indicated.
“We have to be more consistent, especially in defense to have more confidence in attack. We don’t have to risk. They pressed well, we had a couple of losses in a row that gave them confidence”, he added in statements to the Euroleague after a clash in which he scored 14 points.