Real Madrid

Against Maccabi, you’ll need the same atmosphere you had against Siena…

That’s vital. The crowd is the sixth player. It is very important. Our opponent must feel uncomfortable and feel just how good we are right now.

Maccabi are a tough rival. They defeated you in the first leg, but you had chances to win.

They are a dangerous team, especially in defence, where short and tall players exchange positions hoping to open up their game in offence. We’ll have to remain calm and try to control the game. They will play away from home, but they are a good side with chances of winning the game.

You need to win to become group leaders.

It’s hard to win games with a required difference in points because it adds to the pressure, but tomorrow we just need to win, so we may remain calm and just focus on playing our game and using our tactics.

Where do you prefer to play, in Athens or in Belgrade?

I don’t care. I just want to have the home advantage and take a step closer to the Paris Final Four. I like both Maroussi and Partizan.

Are you aware of being the foreigner who has played the most games with Real Madrid?

It is a great responsibility, but it’s also fun because I do something I love. I have the chance of playing for a great team like Real Madrid. This is like a dream.

You’ve surpassed players like Sabonis, Djorjevic, Petrovic…

I am very proud of that. I will always be able to tell my family this when I retire and look back on these years. I couldn’t have achieved it if these other players hadn’t done it before me.