Semifinal, pre-game quotes Real Madrid
Guerschon Yabusele, Real Madrid forward
“I would say to expect a lot of intensity in the semifinals. A physical game. The best team will win it for sure. We are going to try to play our best. Obviously, it is a really important game for us and, you know, it will be a lot of competition. I think the key will be to just play together. We played Barcelona so many times this season, we know their style. We just have to stay together, play together for 40 minutes, and do whatever it takes to win the game. The most important is to get a win, no matter how it goes. We always had confidence, even when we had tough times, we knew we have the strength to turn the tables around and we kept believing in ourselves.”
Anthony Randolph, Real Madrid forward
"I think the game is going to be tough from the start. I think we both are elite teams, we have a lot of history. We both understand how important it is to come out and play for the 40 minutes in order to give our team chances to win… We have to take care of the ball. We know they have great players, we have to measure it out, try to contain them and as best as we can, and finish every one of their possessions with a rebound."
Sergio Llull, Real Madrid guard
"It's a semifinal game against a great team. I'm sure it's going to be very tough, we will need to get ready to play for the whole 40 minutes, to play consistently for the entire game. We will try to do our best, to display our best version as a team and try to advance to the final… We need to stick to ourselves, to be ourselves. We face a big team, with great players, that play very physical but I think that if we are able to match that toughness, we play good defense and we control the boards, we will have chances to win."