Real Madrid

With 24 hours remaining until Real Madrid host Maccabi Electra in Game 6 of the Top 16, Ettore Messina analyzed the keys to the showdown.

"We already reached our first goal in the Top 16, which was making the Playoffs, and now we are going for the second goal which is finishing as group champs. In order to do that we will have to beat a complete team, very athletic and with great skills on the one on one game. It will be a duel in which we will have to show patience as it will be hard for either team to build solid leads, so I expect a close ending. The keys to survive this game will be, as always, strong defense and control in the rebounds."