This is what the protagonists had to say after the eighthfinals showdown between Partizan NIS Belgrade and Frutti Extra Bursaspor.
Post-game quotes: Partizan vs. Bursaspor
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Dusan Alimpijevic, Frutti Extra Bursaspor head coach
"It is difficult to find smart words. I can say that this atmosphere, their fans, 20,00 people in the stands, was more pressure for them than for us, for sure. You can see a little bit of cramp in their hands for shooting. Honestly, we played on that card. We prepared good, like they prepared for us. It is a really big day for Frutti Extra Bursaspor.
"This season we lost games like this, we won games like this. This is basketball. This is sport. Unfortunately, sometimes you are losing, sometimes you are winning. It is a normal part of the sport. This time it was us. Of course, if Partizan won this game, it would be more deserved. The next opponent is Cedevita Olimpija, again in Ljubljana. They also played great basketball in the last two games. We will go there and enjoy it."
Zeljko Obradovic, Partizan NIS Belgrade head coach:
"I want to congratulate Bursaspor on their win and wish them all the best. These are the rules, it was one elimination game. I am really very sorry for my players and for all the people who came to the game tonight.
"First of all, I will take the responsibility for this loss for everything that happened tonight. We had an easy chance to win this game in regulation, but we did not. Everything that happened during the game, I take the responsibility because that is only logical as someone who is the most experienced and who went through all I went through. I am very, very sorry. We spent an entire year of our lives to be in this situation, to play a game in this atmosphere in front of these incredible fans who I want to thank. I am sorry for them, for the players who had a huge desire, but it is not how we wanted it to turn out.
"Whatever happened on the floor, it ended up bad for us. I could analyze it, like I have my entire life, but I do not want to. We spent a year of our lives for nothing. It is catastrophic. I came with the highest possible ambitions here. Fans, they carried us the entire season, and no one in Europe can create this atmosphere. We knew it is one game, we prepared it as such. I can understand a little bit more nerves in the first half, but with how it ended, it leaves a really bitter taste.
"This is one of the toughest losses in my career. I know how all we who came here wanted to do something big. I know how much energy everyone invested, from management to the staff to the players. And I don't know how long will this stay with us. I entered the locker room, I did not know what to tell players when the next practice will be."
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Andrew Andrews, Frutti Extra Bursaspor guard:
"Coming into the game, we've been playing incredibly the past two months. We are respecting Partizan, their coach, the players that they have, but the way they formatted the EuroCup, it was one game at a time. We felt like we were one of the best in the group, and we have to continue to prove that every day."
