Chus Mateo: “I'll focus on the team's reaction in the second half”
“It was a really tough match and we had chances to win it," added the coach following the clash with Asvel.
Chus Mateo assessed Real Madrid's game against Asvel in Lyon, reflecting: “It was a very tight game. We started well but they scored a lot of baskets in the first half, particularly in the opening quarter when they got rid of our taller guys with fouls. We came back in the second half. We were far better and we looked stronger in defense, allowing them far fewer points. They only scored 29 in the second half. That's how we got back in it and had a good chance of winning the game. That's basketball. I'm not going to comment on the final basket."
“That's basketball. We have to be ready to face these kinds of baskets, it was our mistake, we had to be in front of him. I'll focus on the team's positive reaction in the second half, we managed to come back into a game that looked really difficult for us. We tried to give it our best but they won it on the night and that's just basketball."