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Šarūnas Jasikevičius will make his debut for Barcelona in the official game on Friday night. The Lithuanian students will face the Catalan Cup tonight, where they will face the Manresa BAXI barrier in the semifinals.
Before the showdown in Barcelona, Jasikevičius interacted with the local media, where he spared no praise for future rivals.
“We will fight against a team that is now better prepared than us. They played two friendlies and they both won them with confidence, ”said a specialist from Lithuania.
BAXI is coached by strategist Pedro Martínez, who is well known as Jasikevičius, and who was at the wheel of club Vaskija Baskonia in the past.
“As always, the teams led by Pedro Martínez have clear ideas for the game and show great intensity both in attack and defense. A very difficult match awaits us and it will be a good test for us, ”said Jasikevičius.
The Barsas strategist welcomed the fight for the Catalan Cup at home, but added that now the game in his field is no longer the same as last season before the pandemic.
“It is important to play at home, to feel the parquet of the Palau Blaugrana, but it is not the same as doing it with the fans. We will miss them, but now, this is the reality,” concluded the specialist.
Former student of Jasikevičius Martynas Sajus from Kaunas “Žalgiris” also competes in the BAXI team, who revealed the biggest lesson he learned from the former coach before the waiting semi-final.
“I learned a lot from Jasikevičius. It is the coach who emphasizes the details and knows what he wants. It is not always easy to climb on yourself and do what the coach asks, but I tried to do just that and help the team,” said the center of 24 years.
Barcelona played three friendlies and won all the victories, beating Jadalentut in Badalona (75:68), UCAM in Murcia (89:84) and MoraBanc in Andorra (90:82). At that time, BAXI dealt with MoraBanc 92:74 in the leading cycle and beat UCAM 90:76.
Joventut will face MoraBanc in the next semifinal of the Catalan Cup.
Jasikevičius’ debut in the official match at the head of Barça will take place tonight at 23:00. 30 minutes.
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