Jasikevicius: 'I'm sure the boys will be mentally prepared against Bayern' / News - Basketnews.com

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FC Barcelona coach Sarunas Jasikevicius is convinced that his players will be mentally prepared for the Euroleague quarter-finals against FC Bayern Munich, which begin this Tuesday with the first game at the Palau Blaugrana.

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In the press conference prior to the first game, Lithuanian emphasized the importance of the last two defeats in ACB League, although he acknowledged that it was unpleasant to lose against Unicaja and Casademont Zaragoza.

"The confidence we have is very difficult to lose. It's unpleasant to play badly, unpleasant to lose, but I'm sure the boys will be mentally prepared. In Zaragoza the attitude was good, but we didn't finish many of the shots we created. Tomorrow is another day and we have confidence in this team", he said.

However, Saras considered that the moment of truth has arrived and stressed that his players are aware of the difficulty of Bayern, which he said is one of the most solid projects in Europe.

He also highlighted the virtues of the German team.

"It's a team that plays with less possession and plays with patience. They are very physical. You have to take into account the two games we played against them, they were very solid because they are a team with a lot of character".

Barca, who have home court advantage, will play the first two games of the series at the Palau Blaugrana. For this reason, Jasikevicius asked the fans to fill the arena.

"We expect great nights at Palau. It would be wrong not to respect Bayern. We need our fans at this point in the season. I expect a full house at the Palau," he concluded.

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