Eurocup (M) – Final go: Strasbourg has “done all that (he) had planned” – The Équipe.fr

Louis Campbell (captain Strasbourg, victorious Galatasaray 66-62 in final of the Eurocup): “This is a great victory. It was everything we had expected, defended hard and we managed to get them out of their usual pace. 50% of work has been done but the rest will require a huge effort in Istanbul. We deserve this win totally.

It was one of the biggest matches of my career, with a group of players who worked and played hard to achieve this result. It’s good to feel outsider of the final. This helps our big motivation “

Vincent Collet (Strasbourg coach.): “we knew we could hinder them, even if we regret the past two rebounds Stephane Lasme without which we could have from there with six or eight points. But four points, this is not nothing.

We know that no one has beaten them home or Gran Canaria or Bayern Munich. But we will try. The spirit that has shown this (Friday) evening will accompany us there (Wednesday). We need to invent this path that leads us to this trophy “

Ergin Ataman (coach of Galatasaray.): ” I’m not very happy. It was not a basketball game but handball, especially in the first half. Our defensive strategy worked but offensively we played very badly. This is the first time we will mark twenty-four points in a half this season. Then, it was better but our major mistakes and took our backs were very bad, especially McCollum, who is yet MVP of the event. With us, it will be warm with the fans of our football team in the room but they are correct. I hope my team will have a different attitude, more in line with what we did this season. “