The Olympiakos team is flying to Barcelona, as on Wednesday night (8/5) they will face the Barcelona in “Palau Blaugrana” in the 5th match between them in which the qualification to the Euroleague Final Four.
The leader of the “Red Whites”, Kostas Papanikolaouwith his statements, emphasized that the specific advantage of the “Blaugrana” cannot be ruled out to give them more pressure, while he also referred to the importance of the match, saying that the winner will be decided in the details.
His statements in detail:
“There is no other thought in our minds. We are ready to claim victory. Clearly, Barcelona have the advantage of playing at home and will have their crowd on their side. However, I also said after the last match of the series, that if we present ourselves ready mentally and energetically as in the previous match or as we have done in the second round in many venues, we have a good chance of claiming victory. It will definitely not be a match like the previous ones. Both teams will fight hard. It will be a close game and the details will be the ones that will decide the winner.”
On whether the Blaugrana are under pressure given the importance of the match, he said: “The advantage that the team has that plays at home many times creates more pressure and a must more because you are playing at your home ground. This, however, is something for Barcelona to think about. We have to think about how we will be competitive, how we will present ourselves ready, so that we can give our best and increase our chances”.
Source: Sport Fm
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