Jaume Ponsarnau
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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
Surne Bilbao will play in Thessaloniki the first match to win the FIBA Europa Cup again against the PAOK
The one-way match of the final will be played this Wednesday from 6:15 p.m. in Palataki, Greece, where the Biscayan team won the title a year ago. EITB, through kirolakeitb.eus and ETB1, will broadcast the match live.
Ponsarnau: "Our focus is to understand it as a very long game."
Surne Bilbao Basket will face the Greek PAOK tomorrow, April 22, 40 minutes from the FIBA Europa Cup final. We have been with coach Jaume Ponsarnau at Loiu airport and he has told us that they are "very excited and focused."
Jaume Ponsarnau, Wednesday's Surne Bilbao-Szombathely FIBA Europa Cup match: "We must take advantage of the fact that we play at home."
On Wednesday, starting at 8:00 p.m., the Surne Bilbao will face the Szombathely in Miribilla. FIBA is the return match of the semi-finals of the Europa Cup, so the pass to the final is at stake; the Bilbaine team won 17 points of advantage in the one-way match. EITB will broadcast the match live, in sports eitb.eus and ETB1ON.
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Surne Bilbaok FIBA Europa Kopako finalerdietarako sailkatzea bideratzea bilatuko du Petkim Sporren kantxan, asteazken honetan
Txapelkeko final laurdenetako joaneko partida asteazkenean jokatuko da, 18:15etik aurrera, eta zuzenean emanen da kirolakeitb.eus-en eta ETB4ren bidez.