Pierric Poupet, Asvel coach: “this group has character”
I would like to apologize to the Madrid coach and his staff, I forgot to greet him immediately at the end of the match. I'm a rookie coach, I won't do it again. But it's so hard to beat Real, it's been more than 20 years since it happened. It's Madrid, a team I'm a fan of, a victory like this is something important. The happy ending made me lose perspective a little, I took advantage. You've never seen me be so happy, I wanted to do it so bad. The players deserve it. We had a small accident in Strasbourg.
I wouldn't want to single out one player this evening, it's a team effort, from the staff too. We know that this group has character but we always review everything in a Euroleague season. We will have to show this character in the next match.
We had to remain stable, the players knew how to do it, they found the resources to win this match, we all had doubts at one point.
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Théo Maledon, leader of Asvel: “Something incredible”
It’s one of Asvel’s greatest victories since I wore their jersey. Something incredible, enormous. We knew how to keep our calm and show what Asvel is capable of. I didn't doubt in the third quarter because it's not the first time we've experienced one like this. We had turned the tide before and we knew we could do it again. It feels good to know that we can play a role in the Euroleague, but we take the matches one by one. The atmosphere was magnificent, it was a very beautiful communion and it really did a lot of good. In Strasbourg, it was not as negative as that. The intentions were there, we were coming off the Efes match, we wanted to keep this intensity and it didn't work out. But I do think we took a step backwards in Strasbourg.
It makes me happy to have such a match against the European champion, to be there when my teammates need me. But everyone made their contribution this evening. And we're really happy that Andre (Robinson) is with us. What's great about him is that he wants to go get things. We need to be inspired by this state of mind and build on it.
Chus Mateo, Real Madrid coach: “it’s basketball”
We started off too sluggishly in defense. After the break, our defense was better, we only conceded 29 points which is much better. We put ourselves in a position to win with a lay up, but that's basketball. Tonight it didn't work out for us.
Gaétan Muller, deputy president of Asvel: “one of the most beautiful victories”
It's a joy to see this team like this, we found a team again. It's one of the best victories we've had in ten years. I told the players that you have to believe in themselves, they have great chemistry. It’s really a team victory, I feel something being created. It's special to achieve this victory after twenty years of defeats.
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