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25.03.2010 23:21

Pascual: "We did not look like a team that has lost just three games"

Sònia de Alba

Regal Barça suffered a surprise defeat against Real Madrid in the second of their best-of-five Euroleague quarter final series on Thursday in the Palau and the home players were all in reflective mood.

Coach Xavi Pascual was quick to realise where his side had made mistakes, but everyone remained upbeat that the Blaugrana would go to Madrid and be able to win.

Xavi Pascual, entrenador Regal FC Barcelona

“The game was decided in the first quarter with a very bad start. This has laid out our luck for the game and saw us fall behind. Real Madrid took advantage of the situation and played more calmly.”

“In these two games we have not been too clever. We found it hard to move the ball around and to play in the same way that we have done all season. We did not look like a team that has only lost three games all year. We did not play at our best, with tranquillity, and were not confident. We also were poor in finishing the two-pointers as well as the triples. But we will bounce back.”

“Just as Real Madrid have won here, we can go there and win. This is a crucial moment in the season.”

“We tried to play our way but we lost confidence because of the mistakes. Playing while losing affected our play. It is much easier to impose your rhythm on the game than just to run.”

Juan Carlos Navarro

“It hurts to lose to Real Madrid especially in the Palau Blaugrana but we have pick ourselves up.”

“It was a bad game and it was also an important one. But that is in the past and there is a long way to go in the tie. We have to remain confident and to start out playing better in the next game.

“We have already one once in Vistalegre, so why can we not do so again?”

Boniface Ndong

“The next game is fresh start. We have to correct the things that we did badly and forget that game.”

“These type of things happen against great teams. We have to bounce back because they knew how to respond. We have to respond now if we are a great team.”

“Looking back it was a bad game all round, in attack and in defence.”

Gianluca Basile

We have to learn from this, but we cannot stop looking forward. We now know that the tie will tough. This cannot happen and we have to lift ourselves.”

“In America they say that the tie starts when the other team wins. Now we are in that situation.”

“We are going to Madrid full of belief and desire.”

“It looked like we wanted to win from the start, just like we did on Tuesday. In a tough game against a strong side like Real Madrid it is not always like that though. In that first game we won because in the last six minutes we played like a team but here we did not do that.”

“We are responsible. We have to face up to the next game and if we defend better then I think we can win.”

Erazem Lorbek

“The tie has a long way to go. Now we have to analyse things and improve.”

“Real Madrid played a bit slower, but controlled thins. We missed a lot of shots as well. Everyone needs to raise their game.”

Ettore Messina, Real Madrid coach

“We are happy because we played a solid game and we were in the lead for almost the entire match.”

“Now it is 1-1. We are not going to become carried away, but we are pleased with the attitude because we have helped ourselves and we have accepted the mistakes we made that can make up any game.”