After their dream start in the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich’s basketball players are entering the EuroCup with great expectations:”No matter which competitions we compete in, we always have the ambitions to play for the title,”said coach Sasa Djordejevic before the start at Galatasaray Istanbul on Wednesday at 7 p. m. CEST.
Galatasaray has an incredibly experienced and athletic team that scores points for fast breaks and offensive rebounds,”says Djordejevic:” You have to use your basketball IQ against such an opponent.
In group B, Bayern will play against five-time Turkish champions Istanbul, Lietkabelis Panevezys/Lithuania, Hapoel Jerusalem/Israel, Buducnost Podgorica/Montenegro and Reggio Emilia/Italy.Four of the six teams will continue to make it into the “very high class competition” (Daniele Baiesi, sports director):”In our group alone there are two clubs in Galatasaray and Jerusalem that have already won this trophy.
It should also be difficult for Alba Berlin.In his first group match, the former German series champion will face Partizan Belgrade on Wednesday (20.00) and “we have to find ourselves as a team,”says Aito Garcia Reneses.The new Alba coach is nevertheless optimistic:”I am confident that we will start successfully in the EuroCup in our arena.
The Bundesliga’s fifth place in the standings (3 victories, 1 defeat) will be taken by the Serbs with Bilbao Basket/Spain, Kuban Krasnodar/Russia, Lietuvos Rytas/Lithuania and Limoges CSP/France.
On Tuesday (19.30/all telekomsport. de) ratiopharm Ulm starts the second highest European Cup competition after the EuroLeague against Tofas Bursa/Turkey.There will be a reunion with Raymar Morgan, who in the jersey of Ulmer, who was still victorious in the Bundesliga, last season was awarded the title of the most valuable player (MVP).
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