Surne Bilbao will defend an 8-point rent to play the third straight semi-final
Surne Bilbao will receive Aliaga Petkimspor on Wednesdayinthe quarter-finals of the FIBA Europa Cup (20:00) with the aim of taking advantage of the eight-point rent in Turkey and playing the third consecutive semi-final of the tournament.
The result of 69-77 on the Turkish court put the classification of the bilbaine team well on track, as it is the favorite to take another step in defending the trophy won last year under the protection of Miribilla.
The Norwegian base Harald Frey will not take part in the European rendezvous, as he suffered a muscle injury in the match he played with his selection three weeks ago. If the course of the match allows, Stefan Lazarevic and Amar Syllawill play more , both recovered from ten days ago.
A victory over the Ozhan Civgin would be the thirteenth consecutive in the tournament, which would be the best streak the team has ever had in Europe.
If the semi-final ticket were to be won, Surne Bilbao would face the winnerof the round between Bosna and KC Szombathely , which will be decided at the same time on the Bosnian court, and on the way the Hungarian team won a clear victory (81-66).
Jaume Ponsarnau , coach of Surne Bilbao, believes that the atmosphere will be one of the keys to the match and stresses that they must take advantage of the fact that "Miribilla wants to qualify for semi-finals".
"They have a lot of talent and they can beat us with an eight-point advantage. Our goal is to prevent them, control their virtues and hinder their inspiration when they appear. And that's not just up to us, it's up to everyone. I'm sure Miribilla and the team will be up to it," the coach said at a press conference.
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