This is what the protagonists had to say after the Round 29 showdown between Real Madrid and AX Armani Exchange Milan.
Post-game quotes: Madrid vs. Milan
Real Madrid head coach Pablo Laso:
"My team has a lot of heart and I am very happy and proud of it. It has been tough weeks since we lost the Spanish Cup final and we had a lot of injuries. And I think they deserved this. They played with a lot of heart and we showed it until the end, and we got an important victory. An important victory because right now, we are closer to the first four spots and that is very important thinking ahead in the EuroLeague. I am very happy, congratulations to my players. I am very happy for this victory. I think we played pretty well. I think there is a moment where mistakes are hurting us but we are playing solid. That is why we stayed in the game when we looked so bad, and that is why we got some advantages playing well, but mistakes are hurting and that is something that we have to improve. But I think victories will help us."
AX Armani Exchange Milan head coach Ettore Messina:
"Congratulations to Pablo [Laso] and his team, who deserved to win the game above all, because in the final part of the game, Sergio Llull played the way Sergio Llull can play, that is, like a champion. He took a lot of responsibilities and played great late in the game. We played well and in the last 3-4 minutes, we lacked the patience we had before. We rushed things and picked up turnovers. We missed free throws and go back home with the feeling that we throw the game out of the window, a little bit. This happened, we will talk about, discuss it, and we will get better."
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Real Madrid guard Sergio Llull:
"I think we needed a win at home against a really good Milan team with an amazing coach, also, and we just fought. We have to keep working and fight until the end. We played with heart. It is what you have to do in this kind of game, at home, with our crowd. And I said, we fought until the end and got the award, the victory."
Real Madrid forward Gabriel Deck:
"It was an important win, mentally speaking. I think we came from a bad streak for us. We had to improve on our home court against a great team, so we are happy with the victory."