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The Catalans convincingly defeated the eternal enemy Real Madrid in the final of the Copa del Rey de España 88:73 and lifted the country’s prestigious basketball trophy after a year off.
For Š. Jasikevičius, who moved from Kaunas to Kaunas last summer, became a sweet fruit of six months of work. In addition, Barça retaliated against the ‘kings’ for their defeat before the season, when they landed against Madrid rivals in the fight for the Spanish Super Cup.
After the victories, Shar, who never hides his joy, did not differ with a smile on his face after this final, and the cameras captured his sincere triumph with the most useful player in the final fights of the Copa del Rey, Cory Higgins.
“I am very happy with this title,” Shar told a post-match press conference. – Today we were very good for the first 20 minutes and then we resisted losing concentration. But my men are not robots and Madrid is a good team. “
With this victory, the triumphant Shar joined the exclusive Spanish King’s Cup, personalities who have conquered the cup both as players and as coaches.
While playing for Club de Catalunya, Jasikevičius won the King’s Cup three times (in 2001, 2003 and 2013) and joined the eight other people who had done it before. Only Fernando Font and Eduardo Kucharski did it with the Barça club.
“It is a joy for all Catalans and for our team, because the club is going through difficult times. It is always better to win than to lose. We have to enjoy it now, but the season is not over. Soon we will return to the battles of the Euroleague and We will have to keep learning and improving, ”Š.Jasikevičius said after the final.
Other Barça members, who had previously defended the honor of Kaunas Žalgiris, did not hide their joy after winning the final.
Leo Westermann wandered through the WiZink Arena in Madrid with a bottle of beer in hand and Brandon Davies got on the team bus.
When the team’s friends calmed down and began to sing, the former Žalgiris player jumped into the middle and began to dance, receiving only the most famous applause from other Barça team players.
“Never take those moments for granted,” Davies wrote on Twitter after the game. – Winning trophies is not easy. It was difficult, but we stuck together! Great team! We are hungry for more! ”Wrote the Barcelona Center, which scored 10 points in the final.
Already on Thursday, the freshly baked Spanish Cup champions will host Kaunas “Žalgiris”, who won the King Mindaugas Cup on Sunday, in the Euroleague match.
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