Chus Mateo, the head coach of Real Madrid, spoke after his team’s win against Baskonia in the first game of the EuroLeague quarterfinals.
Regarding Sergio Llull’s record
“I’m speechless. When he retires, we’ll remember him as one of the greatest ever. How he controls the game, how he behaves… Not many combine all those things. He’s one of those who deserves a statue.”
On Partizan
“Every player was brilliant tonight. We shouldn’t get carried away now, I would like us to approach the next game with the same focus. We’ve been through a strange period until recently, and now we’re playing the way we want. That doesn’t mean we can’t lose.
We want to be at the highest level. In basketball, you never know what will happen. Last season, we came back from 0-2 against Partizan. We have to control our emotions, knowing we have a very tough opponent,” concluded Mateo.