By Aris Barkas/ barkas@eurohoops.net
Speaking to Real Madrid television the captain of the team, Felipe Reyes spoke about the upcoming Final Four that he hopes to end up as a fiesta for his club, which is hunting its 9th Euroleague title.
As he said: “The Fenerbahçe game is going to be extremely tough, so fingers crossed it all goes well and we’re able to seal our place in the final. We know it’s going to be really difficult, but we’re playing at home and we hope the Palacio will be packed with Madrid fans because we’ll need our sixth man behind us. I’m sure they’ll be there because the Real Madrid supporters never let us down on the big occasions. We can’t wait for the weekend. I’m certain the Madrid fans will be in full support and will make themselves heard. The energy they’ll bring to the game will give us a big boost. Everyone is telling us we have to win and that it will be a case of third time lucky, especially given what happened the last two years”.
For Fenerbahce he added: “They are a great team and have a great coach. They play very good basketball. They breezed through their playoff, they’re very well drilled and they’re capable of being European champions given the roster they possess. It’s up to us to stop them”.