After being tested by Maccabi on Tuesday, Real (9-0) continues its own double-round week by travelling to face a Fenerbahce (5-5) team that has won all four games at home so far this season.
Dimitris Itoudis, Fenerbahce: 'A team that has it all'
Seasons
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Regular Season
Round 11 of 34
Regular Season
Fenerbahce Beko IstanbulFBB
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Real MadridRMB
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Expect a highly physical battle in a game featuring the league's top three shot blockers, with Real's Walter Tavares (1.9 bpg.) followed by teammate Vincent Poirier (1.4 bpg.) and Fener star Georgios Papagiannis (1.4 bpg.). Real firecracker Mario Hezonja is enjoying a very accurate season, making 61.1% of his two-point attempts and 46.7% from deep. On Thursday, he will face another player with explosive scoring potential, Marko Guduric, who will look to regain his best form after returning from injury in last week's loss at Virtus.
Dimitris Itoudis, Fenerbahce head coach
"We play against the leader of the EuroLeague, a team that has it all; size, experience. They are defending champions in Europe. Overall, a difficult task but we are very determined. We are very decisive. We know we have all sorts of qualities. We want to go out there and show our qualities. It's not gonna be easy. We are in the process of bringing back people but we are very determined and decisive."
Chus Mateo, Real Madrid head coach
"We must recover as soon as possible and be ready to face another demanding game in a hot arena with a hot crowd, against a team with a huge roster. They have not lost at home yet. Fenerbahce has important players for this league like Wilbekin, Dorsey, Calathes, Guduric, Sanli, Papagiannis, Motley, Hayes-Davis, Pierre... It's a great team that is even stronger at home. They are still looking for the way to play with more automatisms, but it's a bit daunting to see such a roster with 14 first-level names."
Scottie Wilbekin, Fenerbahce player
"It's gonna be a tough game. They're a good team. They have a winning streak going. We want to end our current streak so hopefully it's gonna be a good game where we play as well as we know we can play."
Rudy Fernandez, Real Madrid player
"We are already focused on the game that awaits in front of us: a tough match in an arena that we know is very difficult. We expect Fenerbahce's best version and I think they are one of the big candidates to put an end to our winning streak in the EuroLeague. We are doing a good job and we know how importan this game is. We are all focused, every man give it all, the roster is deep and our coach can trust every single one of us. We are satisfied with the way we are playing, but we have to keep on pushing because it's a long way."