Jasikevicius on Barca's moves: 'We have not made any decision yet' / News - Basketnews.com

Sarunas Jasikevicius talked before the Euroleague game against Real Madrid, admitting FC Barcelona are always open to the market's options.

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FC Barcelona will face Real Madrid in Round 2 of the EuroLeague on Thursday night at Palau Blaugrana (8.30 pm CET), seeking their first victory in the competition.

FC Barcelona / Schedule

FC Barcelona Olympiacos Piraeus70-80 FC Barcelona Real MadridThu18:30 FC Bayern Munich FC BarcelonaTue18:30

They have lost 5 of their last 6 games against The Blancos, who are undefeated this season so far. Sarunas Jasikevicius attended the media before the second Clasico of the season, underlining some keys and concerns.

"We are worried about the pace. In the last ACB League final, they shot about ten more times than us. In the Spanish SuperCup, we were pretty good on this," he analyzed. "We must try not to let them shoot open three-pointers. Rebounds will be another key, definitely."

Talking about the team's motivation regarding a big game like The Clasico, Jasikevicius gave his opinion.

"There is no better game for a Barcelona player. There will be a lot of emotions, we will have to know how to control them and have a lot of concentration. We have very experienced people who have been through many top rivalry matches. They know what awaits them and the magnitude of this game."

On the other hand, Jasikevicius admitted that Barca comes with a little more pressure after the defeat in the first game against Olympiacos Piraeus.

"This is a very long year and at the end of the season, it won't have any influence. Feelings are more important than results at this stage of the year."

"Although you always have to win in Barca, the most important thing for me is if we are taking steps forward, doing things better, and I think that this will be the case as the time goes," he added.

Asked about Kyle Kuric, who suffered a traumatic brain injury in the game against Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz, Jasikevicius assured that they are "waiting for the latest tests, which so far have gone pretty well, but he still has time to return".

Finally, Jasikevicius confessed that Sergi Martinez's surgery was unavoidable because he had too much pain. The 46-year-old coach talked about the possibility of adding some new players.

"We always have to be open to the market, but right now we are a little on hold. We have not made any decision yet," he concluded.

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