Olympiacos will welcome Panathinaikos on Monday (22/1 – 20:15), in the big derby of the 15th game of the Stoiximan Basket League. Nikola Milutinov spoke on the official page of ESAKE about the great importance of the “eternal” derbies and emphasized that the “red and white” should not be influenced by the atmosphere.
Details of what he stated on the official website of ESAKE:
“I had a similar experience in Serbia before I came to Olympiakos, I had played many derbies as a Partizan player against Red Star. The atmosphere in the Serbian derby is almost the same as that in the Olympiacos – Panathinaikos derby. It’s something extraordinary, something unique to play in games like this and I’m enjoying it.”
On whether he remembers his first ever derby: “I remember that my first derby against Panathinaikos was at OAKA. I am grateful because the atmosphere was “hot” and always an Olympiacos-Panathinaikos derby is more than a match”.
On the importance of Monday’s derby: “Everyone knows that it is one of the most important matches of the season. They mean more than ordinary matches to the fans. We have to prepare to make our fans happy.”
About where the derby will be decided: “The ‘key’ is to be ready to play in a difficult atmosphere, not to be affected, to be united and have energy. If we lose we will definitely be second so we have to give our best”
For the difference of competing in OAKA and SEF: “It is obvious that in SEF we have the support of our fans and it is always better to play with the people on our side”
Source: Sport Fm
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