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Ponsarnau: "Together we have come as far as we can"
Wehave been with Jaume Ponsarnau , coach of the Surne Bilbao team and champion of the FIBA Europe Cup , who has won for the second year in a row and with whom we have discussed the details of the final and the atmosphere of the celebration.
Hundreds of fans have gathered in Bilbao to pay tribute to the FIBA Europa Cup champions
President Isabel Iturbe, Coach Jaume Ponsarnau and Captain Tryggvi Hlinason took the trophy when the team arrived at the City Hall. Acting Mayor of Bilbao, Amaia Arregi, received the team on the stairs.
Harald Frey encourages fans with his song "Jo ta ke"
The Norwegian player, who leads the locker room for his teammates, has jumped Surne Bilbao fans with one of the most widely heard songs in Miribilla.
Ponsarnau, from the town hall balcony: "This group is wonderful and unique."
The Catalan coach has stressed that "we are going against the current in everything, we have won this trophy twice, like nobody else, and going back to the final, like nobody else did." "But above all, we want to be ourselves and win or lose, if one day it touches, in our own way," he added.
Surne Bilbao offers fans its second FIBA Europa Cup from the town hall balcony
Hundreds of fans have received Surne Bilbao this Thursday in the capital city to celebrate the second consecutive FIBA Europa Cup won by 'men in black' on Wednesday.
Mikel Odriozola, assistant coach at Surne Bilbao: "It's been a long way, but when it ends like this, it's worth it."
After winning the FIBA Europa Cup for the second time in a row, the coach has highlighted, in Miribilla, the support received from fans, who have enjoyed a great atmosphere in the Bilbao Arena.
Jaume Ponsarnau, Jon Txakartegi: "All these fans have always supported us since I started working here."
Surne Bilbao's coach has been interviewed by EITB announcer Jon Txakartegi in Miribilla after winning the Basque team's second FIBA Europa Cup, a gift from Xabier de la Fuente for Jon Txakartegi.
Hilliard Final MVP, excited: "It's not easy what we've achieved, it's awesome."
Surne Bilbao Basket has won the FIBA Europa Cup for the second time in a row after defeating PAOK Thessaloniki 89-74. Darrun Hilliard, with 16 points, has led the victory of Jaume Ponsarnau's team in the Miribilla pavilion, which was full of necks.
Surne Bilbao receives the FIBA Europa Cup trophy from Garbajosa
Surne Bilbao has won the FIBA Europa Cup trophy for the second time in a row by comfortably defeating the Greek PAOK Thessaloniki (89-74) in the return match of the final played in Miribilla, full of 10,000 fans.
Surne Bilbao vs PAOK Thessaloniki (89-74): summary of the return match of the FIBA Europa Cup final
Surne Bilbao has won the FIBA Europa Cup for the second time in a row after defeating the PAOK Thessaloniki in Miribilla in the final.
Surne Bilbao has won its second consecutive European cup after climbing the final in Miribilla (89-74)
Ponsarnau's players have gone back to the final after climbing a six-point disadvantage from Greece.
Surne Bilbao fans are confident that the team will go back to the final and the PAOK Thessaloniki are confident that the title will go to Greece
We have been to Plaza Nueva, in Bilbao, with some of the 600 fans of the PAOK Thessaloniki who have come to the Basque Country. The fans of Bilbao have been optimistic about the final of the FIBA Europa Cup.
LIVE: Bilbao Basket vs PAOK Thessaloniki, final of the 2026 FIBA Europe Cup
Watch live the return match of the 2026 FIBA Europe Cup final between Surne Bilbao Basket and the Greek PAOK Thessaloniki from 19:40. The men in black must go backsix points of disadvantage (79-73) to take the championship for the second time in a row.
Surne Bilbao needs to win at least seven points today against PAOK Thessaloniki in Miribilla to win the FIBA Europa Cup for the second time
The match will begin at 8:00 p.m. in Miribilla and will be broadcast live by kirolak.com and ETB! The Surne Bilbao pavilion will be fully filled to boost the Basque team.
2,000 people will be able to watch the Surne Bilbao-PAOK Thessaloniki match at the Bizkaia Fronton in Miribilla
Very close to the Bilbao Arena, also in Miribilla, where the Vizcaíno team will try to win the FIBA Europa Cup for the second time in its history, after achieving it in 2025, about 2,000 fans will be able to watch the match that will decide the tournament.
Jaworski: "I want to be the protagonist in these kinds of measurements."
"Winning would mean a lot to me. It would be my first tournament in Europe and I would be very proud. I personally haven't met all the goals I wanted, but I love how we are as a team. We're winning games and that's the most important thing," the American scorer explained.
Pantzar: "We need Miribilla to be hell."
The Swedish Surne Bilbao Basket player has assured the locker room "calmly" The billiards aim to correct their mistakes in Palataki last week and win by at least seven points to raise the FIBA European Cup again
Jaume Ponsarnau, back game: "We have a hard job, we have to find our best level."
Surne Bilbao has lost by six points, 79-73, in the one-way match of the FIBA Europa Cup. At the end of the match, coach Jaume Ponsarnau stressed that the title will be decided in Miribilla "with our people."
Justin Jaworski: "We would have liked to win, but the other half is missing."
Surne Bilbao has lost by six points, 79-73, in Thessaloniki, PAOK rival, in the one-way match of the FIBA Europa Cup, so the Basque team will have to go back to Miribilla next Wednesday.
In Miribilla the Surne Bilbao will have to go back to the final after losing in the one-way match in Thessaloniki (79-73)
Ponsarnau's team has played the whole game from behind on the scoreboard, in Palataki, conditioned by the poor percentage of two-shot shots. The biggest difference for the Greeks has been 12 points, but the billiards have also been at a point.