Real Madrid face another siege in the hell of Belgrade

Same scenario, same difficulties. He Real Madrid will step on the field of Belgrade again (Štark Arena, 20:30, Dazn), face his fourth match against partisanin search of another victory that brings the connection back to the Spanish capital and brings the team closer Chus Mateo until the final at four o’clock Euroleague Basketball.

The atmosphere will be thick again for the white players. The Undertaker, the most radical faction of the rowdy home fans, took it upon themselves to put pressure on their opponents in every possible way, with banners in Spanish and other threats, including specific players like the Argentine Gabriel Deck.

As if that was not enough, the shooting that took place in the high school in the city made the environment even more unpleasant in which voices such as Saša Đorđević, a former player of Partizan and Real Madrid, were heard, who advocated not contesting the Sports Event: “My Serbia, my Belgrade, my Partizan and Real Madrid, react really humanely and postpone the match”, asked the former world great in his sport, expressing his condolences to the families of those killed in the tragic event.

For his part, Mateo preferred to focus on the sports component and warned that, apart from foreign agents, he is convinced of the exponential improvement in his team’s performance: «I hope it is clear to us that we will win in the fourth game, we will have to play even better. It won’t be easy. I hope that we will have a better start and that we will not be forced to row so much, that we will find enough resources to beat Partizan.

The coach of Madrid did not give up even after 0-2 and has been demanding since before the trip to the territory of Serbia. Despite the first victory away from home, the level of intensity in his speech also did not drop: «We are eager to make up for the first two games in Madrid. Although we didn’t start well in the third, we recovered mentally and managed to come back. We were together and played better, sometimes, than we did.

On the positive side, the coach warned that no one can doubt the commitment and quality of his players, admitting that he was proud of their performance: «They are leaving their souls trying to ensure that the tie does not end here. We fought well in all the matches, it’s another matter how we understood it at every moment.