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Already this weekend, from February 13 to 14, the Citadele King Mindaugas Cup (KMT) champions will be announced in Panevėžys. Four teams remain in the tournament, who will discover, according to the beginning of the semi-finals and finals, who is better to lift their trophies above their heads this year.
The basketball festival will begin on Saturday at 2 pm, when Utena “Juventus” and Panevėžys “Lietkabelis” will enter the battle of the first semi-final.
Immediately after this duel, at 16:30, the second semifinal will begin the reigning champion Kaunas “Žalgiris”, who faces the challenge of Klaipėda “Neptūnas”.
Before the confrontation between “Žalgiris” and “Neptūnas”, the captains of both teams – Paulius Jankūnas Y Martynas Mažeika – promised the fans an uncompromising fight and seemed to speak in unison about the fact that it is never easy in a duel of this level.
“It just came to our notice then. First of all, he’s waiting for the semi-finals, we have to get through this stage, we have to come out with maximum concentration, there are no easy semi-finals,” said P. Jankūnas.
“It would be funny if I said that we are satisfied to be among the final four. The appetite comes from eating, we really have the strength, we will definitely go to victory, I hope not even one “, – said M.Mažeika.
The obvious favorite for this semi-final, according to basketball experts and the title sponsor of Betsafe-LKL, is Žalgiris. However, P. Jankūnas does not accept the favorite tag and says that his team tries to ignore the speeches.
“It just came to our knowledge then. Such speeches are for mind games and for our obsession. We know very well what we have to do, how we have to play. We don’t really react to other people’s speeches, we look at ourselves.
The weekend celebration can also end on Saturday. We cannot have other thoughts, we have to focus 100 percent on the first duel, “shared P. Jankūnas his opinion.
M.Mažeika, in turn, also had something to answer for people who think that just for Neptune, entering the four finalists could already be equivalent to a celebration. The Klaipėda team captain even addressed future rivals directly with a call to properly prepare for challenges.
“Our team has yet to show what their 50 percent potential is. There is not a single team that can come to play basketball with Neptune. If you want to win, I warn your opponents, you have to prepare. If you don’t prepare, that will be it. because we are ready.
It would be funny if I said that we are happy to be among the final four. The appetite comes from eating, we really have the strength, we will definitely go to victory, I hope not even one “, – M.Mažeika promised to fight.
Žalgiris boss For coach Martin Schiller, this will be the first real final and he will fight for the trophy with the Lithuanian champion team. It is true that P. Jankūnas revealed that until now his “gifts” and the first cup for his coach within the team have not been discussed.
“We do not think of gifts for the coach, we just have to show a good result, and then we can present that main gift: trophies,” P. Janūnas smiled.
The captain of “Neptūnas” M.Mažeika, as he admits, is looking forward to the next weekend. According to the basketball player, this is a basketball party that probably every player in the country wants to participate in.
“It is really a very high level tournament that everyone wants to participate in. When you reach the final four, you will definitely feel great joy. I think all the basketball players who compete in Lithuania want to be in the final of this tournament, “said M.Mažeika.
During the weekend, basketball fans will have five games (including the final of the Copa de la Reina – aut.), As well as a sniper competition, special storylines with renowned presenters and musical performances.
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