Musa: “We've got the talent and experience to have a good season”

Musa and Abalde spoke to the press following Real Madrid's win over Monaco in their second pre-season friendly (77-75). The Bosnian, who was named MVP with 19 points and a PIR of 27, stated: “It was a good test for us against a EuroLeague and Final Four team. We know we still have a lot of work to do to get back to 100% but I think we're moving in the right direction."

“We're hungry to continue our run in the Super Cup. We know it's never easy to win but we've got the talent and experience to win it and we'll give it everything we've got to try and do just that."

His feelings
“This is my first game. We've brought in four big new players and we're going to keep working hard to have a good season."

Last basket
“It's all in a day's work for Deck, he did the same thing last year. We're proud of him and happy to have players like him in this team."

Abalde: “I'm thrilled for Deck”
“We're still getting back into shape. We have to use every game before the Super Cup to keep building because we don't get long to train. We were up against a great team today, really physical, so it was a good test for us. We're taking away big positives and we'll keep working hard.”

Deck's winning basket
“We should have killed the game off before that but it's not the first time he's hit that kind of shot, I'm thrilled for him."

Preparations
“We have had four new guys come in but we've kept the same spine as we've had in recent years. The demands at this club are sky high and we have the first title to play for in two weeks' time. We're focused because it's a very long season."