CSKA vs. Power Electronics Valencia: 73-63
Dmitry Shakulin, CSKA interim coach:
It is a pleasure to work with the team of true men. The team is playing under big load, because we started new practicing program 5 days ago. The task is to improve physical conditions of the players up to the Euroleague level after the New Year. We understand that our perspectives are misty but CSKA still have a lot of important games left. The changes in physical conditions are visible though we are still far from perfect shape.
Svetislav Pesic, Valencia head coach:
To win the game of this level you have to have good physical conditions. We faced the team which is better than us physically today. CSKA players have more international experience and they are better individually. Surely, you could expect that after numerous losses they will show the pride and demonstrate that their result does not reflect their true power. So we weren’t surprised with CSKA game. Still we fought hard, we controlled the game and had a chance to win it for 35 minutes. In the last five minutes CSKA used its experience and we made some bad decisions. We played 5 games in 14 days against tough opponents and after long flights, lost just once, and now we have a chance to rest and to restore our conditions.
