Tornike Shengelia: 'Panathinaikos is one of the best EL teams' / News - Basketnews.com

Virtus Segafredo Bologna's star player, Tornike Shengelia, made remarks prior to the EuroLeague Round 32 game between his team and Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens.

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Since defeating ALBA Berlin decisively in Round 19, Virtus Segafredo Bologna has been on a downward trend in spite of strong performances from the team's star forward, Tornike Shengelia.

Tornike Shengelia

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After being blown out by Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade in Round 31 with a score of 94-79, Virtus regressed to a 17-14 loss. At one point, they were among the hottest teams in the competition, with a record of 14-5.

Speaking to Sport Klub, Tornike Shengelia commented on the team's downturn and the upcoming Round 32 game against Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens.

"Obviously, we need a win now," stated Shengelia bluntly. "It's easy to focus on negative things now. We need to see what our mistakes were, now. We practically already know that. We have to move forward, we have to be more energetic and just look forward," he explained.

"We have big, important games coming up, and we're going to win all those games."

Later on, Shengelia had high praise for Panathinaikos.

"We will see how we will prepare. We start with the preparation for the match against [Germani] Brescia first, and after that for Panathinaikos.We know they are one of the best teams in the Euroleague right now," the forward said. "We have to go out on the field and be the best."

This season, the Georgian forward is averaging 14.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game, being one of the most productive forces of his team.

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