Real Madrid

Joan Plaza believes his men's positive attitude and pride gave them the victory in the intense game against DKV Joventut.

"My teams are usually strong in defence. We are finding it hard to play at a high level in defence this year. We do have great spirit despite our lack of great defenders. That should always be our premise. We were lacking of it in the first half, but we eventually won the game because we found it  in the last 20 minutes. We simply didn't want to lose again."

"My men showcased their pride. I hope things continue to improve and that we reach the level of performance we planned for."

"Last years numerous victories were pointless in the end, so we are working differently this season. We want to be fitter at the end of the campaign. We've nevertheless had a gruelling schedule with consecutive games against strong teams like TAU, CSKA and DKV."