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This was the fourth consecutive Catalan victory against a Madrid team.
Earlier, Shara led Barça to victory in the first Euroleague of El Clásico (79:72), won the battle in the Spanish League (87:82) and snatched the Copa del Rey from the nails of Real, winning in a forceful way the final (88:73).
For the only time, Real beat the Lithuanian-trained Barcelona before the official start of the season, in the final of the Spanish Super Cup (72:67).
The victory in the territory of eternal enemies allowed Barça to become the first team in the Euroleague, already calm due to their position in the quarterfinals.
With 21 victories in 29 games, the Catalans also feel safer in the first place, since they are separated from the second by two and from the rest of the teams by at least three.
“It is very important to go step by step,” Shar said after the victory. – Reaching the playoffs was our first goal. But of course we want more. “
Photo by Getty Images / Euroleague.net / Šarūnas Jasikevičius
When asked how he evaluates his team’s performance in the match, Š.Jasikevičius emphasized that he is not satisfied with the game, but the most important thing when playing in Madrid is only one.
“It was not a good match, but the most important thing for El Clásico is victory. We must congratulate the fans and the men, because their efforts have been excellent, said the strategist. – We are still below the level we were at. during the cup tournament, but it’s human. We need to improve the game and we hope that this match will help us to achieve it.
Probably the most important player in Barcelona’s victory over Real suddenly became Catalan Pierre Oriola, who scored three of four points and scored 18 points, although he had only hit one long shot in the entire previous season, winning only 5.7 points each. .
“The triples are not my strong point, I’m not used to throwing them, but today they just fell off. I’m glad I helped the team, ”said the 28-year-old Catalan. – We wanted Nikola [Mirotičius] would have room to play his back in the basket, but it would be difficult for him to do so if he stood under the basket [Walteris] Tavares. So I had to step back and pull. “
The Catalans will now face two matches of the Spanish championship: against Casademont in Zaragoza on Saturday and against Unicaja in Malaga on Tuesday. The next men’s game in the Euroleague will be played by Shar’s men on Friday, March 19, against the closest chaser of the classification at the Olimpia club in Milan.
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