Sarunas Jasikevicius He stripped off his suit and walked into the press room with the man’s shirt. Barça, released from the pressure experienced in the previous two hours but happy. “The boys have come to die and they have done well. It was all very nice, “he said.
The Lithuanian coach began, above all, by highlighting a player in a humorous tone. “I don’t know if we signed Pau
Gasoline or Mutombo”, He joked in reference to the Sant Boi plugs emulating the legendary African pivot from NBA.
Another memory of Saras It was for the fans who greeted the team at the door before entering, adding that “it is a shame that the fans cannot experience this and that only the players can.”
Pau
Gasoline He was happy with his contribution but, above all, that the team achieved its goal. “We understood that each game was a final. In defense we set the tone and in the second half we did a better job even ”, said the Barça star. “This game has been a great step forward. I feel better and better in the last two weeks and contributing more and more, ”he explained.
Nick
Calathes, important in the defense of Pangos and in the management, highlighted the collective work. “Our defense has taken a step forward. When the defense is like this we dominate more, in the end it is a team effort and everyone contributes ”, he said. Both the Greek point guard and Jasikevicius highlighted the rival’s level. Calathes He said in this regard that “Zenit is a great team, very well trained, and they have made it difficult for us in these series. They know how to play and it has been difficult but we are happy to have overcome it ”.
Xavi
Paschal he was resigned. “We played the first four games with an emotional advantage but when you get to the fifth, everything is at 50%. Everything is equalized and it is difficult. The quality of one and the other is very different. Barça is more prepared than us to play finals. The game has been great for us “