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May 25, 2013

Regular Season Game 6 - November 29, 2006 CET: 18:15 Local time: 20:15 - UNIVERSAL SPORTS HALL CSKA

CSKA Moscow 76 - 57 Winterthur FC Barcelona

REGULAR SEASON, GAME 6

GROUP A

GROUP B

GROUP C

Records

Ave.		Ave.
0-0	Final Four	0-0
0-0	Playoffs	0-0
0-0	Top 16	0-0
1-0	Regular Season	0-0
4-1	Overall	5-0

Referees

Crew Chief

KOUKOULEKIDIS, STELIOS, Greece

Referee

PUKL,SASA, Slovenia

Umpire

VIATOR, EDDIE, France

Team Stats

Ave.		Ave.
77.0	Points	84.2
33.4	Rebounds	30.6
6.8	O. Rebounds	9.4
26.6	D. Rebounds	21.2
13.8	Assists	17.4
12.4	Steals	10.0
1.0	Blocks	3.6
12.6	Turnovers	11.4
54.7 %	2PT	56.8 %
39.6 %	3PT	45.7 %
75.9 %	FT	82.2 %
93.8	Index	106.6

Team Stats - CSKA Moscow

Team Stats - Winterthur FC Barcelona

Player Stats

Ave.		Ave.
14.6 / LANGDON, TRAJAN	Points	22.6 / Navarro
6.2 / Andersen	Rebounds	7.0 / TRIAS, JORDI
1.4 / Andersen	OR	3.4 / TRIAS, JORDI
4.8 / Andersen	DR	3.6 / TRIAS, JORDI
4.6 / Papaloukas	Assists	4.0 / Lakovic
2.2 / Papaloukas	Steals	1.4 / Lakovic
0.6 / LANGDON, TRAJAN	Blocks	1.2 / Vazquez
2.8 / Papaloukas	Turnovers	2.0 / Navarro
100.0 % / Kurbanov	2PT	87.5 % / MARCONATO, DENIS
75.0 % / Andersen	3PT	66.7 % / DE LA FUENTE, RODRIGO
100.0 % / Kurbanov	FT	100.0 % / Navarro
17.6 / LANGDON, TRAJAN	Index	24.4 / Navarro

Team Roster - CSKA Moscow

Team Roster - Winterthur FC Barcelona

THE TAKE

First place in Group C will be on the line Wednesday when reigning Euroleague champion CSKA Moscow hosts Winterthur FCB Barcelona in the Russian capital. Winterthur, one of two remaining undefeated teams in the Euroleague this season, topped Fenerbahce Ulker at home 84-70 last week as league-leading scorer Juan Carlos Navarro had 19 points. CSKA routed Zalgiris in Kaunas 59-78 as Trajan Langdon and Matjaz Smodis scored 15 each. The game will see some old teammates reunited, as Langdon and Barcelona center Denis Marconato were teammates under CSKA coach Ettore Messina on the Benetton Treviso squad that lost to Barcelona in the 2003 title game. Barca big man Michail Kakiouzis and CSKA's David Andersen and David Vanterpool were all teammates on Montepaschi Siena's 2004 Final Four team. Smodis and Thomas Van Den Spiegel played also played at the 2004 Final Four alongside Barca's Gianluca Basile on Skipper Bologna. The cumulative experience on these rosters, which also includes heroes from this summer's world championships in Japan, like Navarro whose Spanish squad topped Theo Papaloukas's Greece in the final, is among the most in the Euroleague and promises a world-class encounter between two potential title contenders. One way to see the quality in these teams is that while they are among the upper echelon of offensive teams (Barca scores 84.2 ppg. and CSKA 77 ppg.), they rank second and third respectively in fewest turnovers (Barcelona 11.4, CSKA 12.6). Barcelona also leads the league in assists (17.4 apg.). The depth on these teams makes it impossible to find one or two individual matchups that could decide the game. It will be interesting to see how the league's top defense – CSKA has limited opponents to 66.2 points per game – looks to stop Navarro (22.6 ppg.), who averages more than double his next-highest-scoring teammate, point guard Jaka Lakovic (10.2 ppg.). CSKA's forwards must also keep an eye on Jordi Trias (8.2 ppg. on 61.5% shooting), whose all-around game has been one of his team's biggest strengths this season. Trias leads the team in rebounding (7 rpg), steals (1.3 spg.) and blocks (1 bpg.). CSKA's top scorers have been Langdon (14.6 ppg.) and Smodis (14.5 ppg.), but players like Papaloukas (10.6 ppg.), Andersen (10.8 ppg., 6.1 rpg.) or J.R. Holden (8.8 ppg.) can all be the go-to guy on any given night. CSKA rides an eight-game home-court winning streak into the game, dating back to January, when Lakovic scored 21 and had 5 assists in a victory for Panathinaikos in Moscow. CSKA won't be easy to beat at home, but if anyone can do it, it's this Barca squad in a game that could be a Final Four preview. Euroleague.net

First place in Group C will be on the line Wednesday when reigning Euroleague champion CSKA Moscow hosts Winterthur FCB Barcelona in the Russian capital. Winterthur, one of two remaining undefeated teams in the Euroleague this season, topped Fenerbahce Ulker at home 84-70 last week as league-leading scorer Juan Carlos Navarro had 19 points. CSKA routed Zalgiris in Kaunas 59-78 as Trajan Langdon and Matjaz Smodis scored 15 each. The game will see some old teammates reunited, as Langdon and Barcelona center Denis Marconato were teammates under CSKA coach Ettore Messina on the Benetton Treviso squad that lost to Barcelona in the 2003 title game. Barca big man Michail Kakiouzis and CSKA's David Andersen and David Vanterpool were all teammates on Montepaschi Siena's 2004 Final Four team. Smodis and Thomas Van Den Spiegel played also played at the 2004 Final Four alongside Barca's Gianluca Basile on Skipper Bologna. The cumulative experience on these rosters, which also includes heroes from this summer's world championships in Japan, like Navarro whose Spanish squad topped Theo Papaloukas's Greece in the final, is among the most in the Euroleague and promises a world-class encounter between two potential title contenders. One way to see the quality in these teams is that while they are among the upper echelon of offensive teams (Barca scores 84.2 ppg. and CSKA 77 ppg.), they rank second and third respectively in fewest turnovers (Barcelona 11.4, CSKA 12.6). Barcelona also leads the league in assists (17.4 apg.). The depth on these teams makes it impossible to find one or two individual matchups that could decide the game. It will be interesting to see how the league's top defense – CSKA has limited opponents to 66.2 points per game – looks to stop Navarro (22.6 ppg.), who averages more than double his next-highest-scoring teammate, point guard Jaka Lakovic (10.2 ppg.). CSKA's forwards must also keep an eye on Jordi Trias (8.2 ppg. on 61.5% shooting), whose all-around game has been one of his team's biggest strengths this season. Trias leads the team in rebounding (7 rpg), steals (1.3 spg.) and blocks (1 bpg.). CSKA's top scorers have been Langdon (14.6 ppg.) and Smodis (14.5 ppg.), but players like Papaloukas (10.6 ppg.), Andersen (10.8 ppg., 6.1 rpg.) or J.R. Holden (8.8 ppg.) can all be the go-to guy on any given night. CSKA rides an eight-game home-court winning streak into the game, dating back to January, when Lakovic scored 21 and had 5 assists in a victory for Panathinaikos in Moscow. CSKA won't be easy to beat at home, but if anyone can do it, it's this Barca squad in a game that could be a Final Four preview.

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Quotes Head Coaches

MESSINA, ETTORE CSKA Moscow "It is a classic game of the right teams where both of the rivals play with the maximum motivation. Barcelona should be respected for one of the deepest rosters in the Euroleague and the great coaching staff. We should be prepared well to play such a rival. Our consistency to play well on defense and to move the ball on offense is crucial."

MESSINA, ETTORE

CSKA Moscow

"It is a classic game of the right teams where both of the rivals play with the maximum motivation. Barcelona should be respected for one of the deepest rosters in the Euroleague and the great coaching staff. We should be prepared well to play such a rival. Our consistency to play well on defense and to move the ball on offense is crucial."

IVANOVIC, DUSKO Winterthur FC Barcelona "We are not in our best shape but fortunately we are unbeaten in the Euroleague. We need to keep on working and fighting the same way we've been doing. We know for sure that CSKA is a very strong team. They play the same way as last year. They are very aggressive defensively, make many steals and use them to score many easy baskets. Their backcourt players can play several positions and are able to hurt us a lot if we don't manage to play good defense. CSKA is an experienced team with a good inside-outside balance."

IVANOVIC, DUSKO

Winterthur FC Barcelona

"We are not in our best shape but fortunately we are unbeaten in the Euroleague. We need to keep on working and fighting the same way we've been doing. We know for sure that CSKA is a very strong team. They play the same way as last year. They are very aggressive defensively, make many steals and use them to score many easy baskets. Their backcourt players can play several positions and are able to hurt us a lot if we don't manage to play good defense. CSKA is an experienced team with a good inside-outside balance."

Players

VANTERPOOL, DAVID CSKA Moscow "It is going to be a tough game. Both of these teams will play with maximum motivation. Barcelona is in first place in our group and it would be good for us to try to get tied with them. They have a lot of great individuals and it is even hard to try to name just a few of of them, because you could name the entire roster."

VANTERPOOL, DAVID

CSKA Moscow

"It is going to be a tough game. Both of these teams will play with maximum motivation. Barcelona is in first place in our group and it would be good for us to try to get tied with them. They have a lot of great individuals and it is even hard to try to name just a few of of them, because you could name the entire roster."

BASILE, GIANLUCA Winterthur FC Barcelona "If we are concentrated and play strong from the beginning of the game, we'll have more chances to take a win in such a difficult arena as CSKA's.. They lost to Pau-Orthez but are a really great team. We could make a big step by beating them, but we need to be not stressed while approaching this game. We know they are very dangerous in rebounding, so we need to be focused on this area in order to prevent them from having a second or third opportunity to score. In my opinion the key man is Smodis, because he can play the low post or get an open shot from outside as well. Moreover, he can pass the ball and help his colleagues take a lot of easy shots."

BASILE, GIANLUCA

Winterthur FC Barcelona

"If we are concentrated and play strong from the beginning of the game, we'll have more chances to take a win in such a difficult arena as CSKA's.. They lost to Pau-Orthez but are a really great team. We could make a big step by beating them, but we need to be not stressed while approaching this game. We know they are very dangerous in rebounding, so we need to be focused on this area in order to prevent them from having a second or third opportunity to score. In my opinion the key man is Smodis, because he can play the low post or get an open shot from outside as well. Moreover, he can pass the ball and help his colleagues take a lot of easy shots."

Defending champion CSKA Moscow brought an end to the undefeated season of Winterthur FC Barcelona with a convincing 76-57 home victory in the Russian capital on Wednesday to forge a first-place tie in Group C. Both teams are now 5-1 with the halfway mark of the regular season coming next week. Barcelona lasted about 25 minutes before the CSKA defense went into another gear and limited the visitors to just 16 points in the final 15 minutes to put the victory away. David Andersen was deadly inside and out for CSKA and finished with 21 points, including 3 three-point shots. Trajan Langdon fired up 14 points and led the winners with 7 rebounds. Theodoros Papaloukas added 12 points and J.R. Holden 10 for CSKA. Gianluca Basile was the big gun for Barcelona with 14 points, while CSKA's defense held Euroleague leading scorer Juan Carlos Navarro to 12. Roko-Leni Ukic added 10 for the visitors. Barcelona came out with two new starters - Ukic at point guard and Fran Vazquez inside - who paid early dividends. Ukic had a layup and a free throw as Barcelona bolted ahead 0-5, in part because Vazquez got the first of what would be his 3 blocked shots in the quarter. Andersen finally drew a foul on Vazquez while scoring and hit the extra free throw to get CSKA going. Holden quickly had it tied, 5-5 with a jumper. The defenses were everywhere, but Basile broke free for a pair of shots from downtown and Navarro a breakaway layup as the visitors moved ahead 7-13. CSKA settled down late in the quarter as Matjaz Smodis got to the line, Langdon hit his first jumper and Papaloukas rolled in for his second layup. Basile got one more basket for Barcelona, but time was left for Holden to drive and tie it up, 15-15, after 10 minutes. Lakovic entered and started the second quarter with a triple that prevented CSKA from taking its first lead yet. He was back with another strike from the arc a minute later to make it 17-23, but Smodis answered from the same spot. It was CSKA's turn now, as Langdon stole for an uncontested layup while he and Andersen drilled back-to-back triples to complete an 11-0 run that vaulted the hosts in front, 28-23. Rodrigo De la Fuente broke the scoreless spell for Barcelona with a free throw, but Andersen and Alexei Savrasenko answered baskets by Vazquez and Kakiouzis with hook shots to keep CSKA ahead 33-28. Savrasenko's next basket came with a free throw that he made and Holden buried a triple to give CSKA a high lead of 39-32 before Lakovic finished the quarter as he started it, with a bomb from downtow, to leave a 39-35 halftime score. Navarro drove for a basket and Basile hit a free throw to narrow the difference right after halftime. Holden remained hot from downtown, but Navarro matched him to pull Barcelona within 42-41 midway through the quarter. That would be Barcelona's last sniff of the lead, however, as Langdon went to the line for 2 points and Papaloukas took over with a put-back offensive rebound and a fastbreak layup. Thomas Van Den Spiegel closed an 8-0 run with a hook shot to open a 50-41 difference. Barcelona could only get to the foul line, and even there Navarro had his first miss of the season, after 23 free throws made, another sign it was not his team's night. Andersen preserved CSKA's surge with an inside move and an outside jumper that left the hosts in charge, 54-47, after 30 minutes. Basile opened the fourth quarter with his third triple to make it 54-50 and give the guests new hope. After a tense minute, however, Andersen scored an drew Vazquez's fourth foul, adding the free throw. De la Fuente answered with a layup, but after a silent minute or more, CSKA put the finishing touches on the victory with a huge 12-0 blast over the middle of the quarter featuring 5 points by Langdon, a triple by Andersen and layups by Savrasenko and Anton Ponkrashov. That made it 69-52, and even though Andersen would add an extra strike from the arc soon, the outcome was clear already. The champs were joining Barcelona in first place in Group C. Wednesday, November 29, 2006 Euroleague.net

Defending champion CSKA Moscow brought an end to the undefeated season of Winterthur FC Barcelona with a convincing 76-57 home victory in the Russian capital on Wednesday to forge a first-place tie in Group C. Both teams are now 5-1 with the halfway mark of the regular season coming next week. Barcelona lasted about 25 minutes before the CSKA defense went into another gear and limited the visitors to just 16 points in the final 15 minutes to put the victory away. David Andersen was deadly inside and out for CSKA and finished with 21 points, including 3 three-point shots. Trajan Langdon fired up 14 points and led the winners with 7 rebounds. Theodoros Papaloukas added 12 points and J.R. Holden 10 for CSKA. Gianluca Basile was the big gun for Barcelona with 14 points, while CSKA's defense held Euroleague leading scorer Juan Carlos Navarro to 12. Roko-Leni Ukic added 10 for the visitors.

Barcelona came out with two new starters - Ukic at point guard and Fran Vazquez inside - who paid early dividends. Ukic had a layup and a free throw as Barcelona bolted ahead 0-5, in part because Vazquez got the first of what would be his 3 blocked shots in the quarter. Andersen finally drew a foul on Vazquez while scoring and hit the extra free throw to get CSKA going. Holden quickly had it tied, 5-5 with a jumper. The defenses were everywhere, but Basile broke free for a pair of shots from downtown and Navarro a breakaway layup as the visitors moved ahead 7-13. CSKA settled down late in the quarter as Matjaz Smodis got to the line, Langdon hit his first jumper and Papaloukas rolled in for his second layup. Basile got one more basket for Barcelona, but time was left for Holden to drive and tie it up, 15-15, after 10 minutes.

Lakovic entered and started the second quarter with a triple that prevented CSKA from taking its first lead yet. He was back with another strike from the arc a minute later to make it 17-23, but Smodis answered from the same spot. It was CSKA's turn now, as Langdon stole for an uncontested layup while he and Andersen drilled back-to-back triples to complete an 11-0 run that vaulted the hosts in front, 28-23. Rodrigo De la Fuente broke the scoreless spell for Barcelona with a free throw, but Andersen and Alexei Savrasenko answered baskets by Vazquez and Kakiouzis with hook shots to keep CSKA ahead 33-28. Savrasenko's next basket came with a free throw that he made and Holden buried a triple to give CSKA a high lead of 39-32 before Lakovic finished the quarter as he started it, with a bomb from downtow, to leave a 39-35 halftime score.

Gianluca Basile - Winterthur FCB

Navarro drove for a basket and Basile hit a free throw to narrow the difference right after halftime. Holden remained hot from downtown, but Navarro matched him to pull Barcelona within 42-41 midway through the quarter. That would be Barcelona's last sniff of the lead, however, as Langdon went to the line for 2 points and Papaloukas took over with a put-back offensive rebound and a fastbreak layup. Thomas Van Den Spiegel closed an 8-0 run with a hook shot to open a 50-41 difference. Barcelona could only get to the foul line, and even there Navarro had his first miss of the season, after 23 free throws made, another sign it was not his team's night. Andersen preserved CSKA's surge with an inside move and an outside jumper that left the hosts in charge, 54-47, after 30 minutes.

Basile opened the fourth quarter with his third triple to make it 54-50 and give the guests new hope. After a tense minute, however, Andersen scored an drew Vazquez's fourth foul, adding the free throw. De la Fuente answered with a layup, but after a silent minute or more, CSKA put the finishing touches on the victory with a huge 12-0 blast over the middle of the quarter featuring 5 points by Langdon, a triple by Andersen and layups by Savrasenko and Anton Ponkrashov. That made it 69-52, and even though Andersen would add an extra strike from the arc soon, the outcome was clear already. The champs were joining Barcelona in first place in Group C.

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

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Referees: KOUKOULEKIDIS, STELIOS (GRE), PUKL,SASA (SLO), VIATOR, EDDIE (FRA)

Attendance: 5500

By Quarter	1	2	3	4
CSKA Moscow	15	24	15	22
Winterthur FC Barcelona	15	20	12	10

End of Quarter	1	2	3	4
CSKA Moscow	15	39	54	76
Winterthur FC Barcelona	15	35	47	57

Head coach: MESSINA, ETTORE

CSKA Moscow
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG M-A	3FG M-A	FT M-A	Rebounds			As	St	To	Bl		Fouls		PIR
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG M-A	3FG M-A	FT M-A	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
4	PAPALOUKAS, THEODOROS	24:15	12	6/7	0/2	0/2	1	1	2	4		1	1		1	1	13
5	KURBANOV, NIKITA	3:00
8	SMODIS, MATJAZ	22:45	5	0/1	1/3	2/2	1	1	2	2		1	2	2		2	7
9	VANTERPOOL, DAVID	25:45		0/3	0/1			3	3	2	2	1			4	3	1
10	HOLDEN, J.R.	27:45	10	2/4	2/4			2	2	1	1	1			4	1	6
11	PASHUTIN, ZAKHAR	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
13	ANDERSEN, DAVID	26:00	21	5/8	3/4	2/2	2	2	4				2	1		3	25
14	SAVRASENKO, ALEKSEY	19:15	8	3/3		2/3		3	3	1	1	3	1		3	3	10
18	PONKRASHOV, ANTON	11:00	4	1/1	0/1	2/2									1	2	4
20	VORONTSEVICH, ANDREY	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
21	LANGDON, TRAJAN	31:15	14	4/5	1/5	3/3	1	6	7	2	2	2			2	3	19
22	VAN DEN SPIEGEL, TOMAS	9:00	2	1/1				1	1			1	1	1	3	2	1
	Team							3	3		3						6
	Totals	200:00	76	22/33	7/20	11/14	5	22	27	12	9	10	7	4	18	20	92
				66.7%	35%	78.6%

Min: Minutes played; Pts: Points; 2FG M-A: 2-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); 3FG M-A: 3-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); FT M-A: Free Throws (Made-Attempted); Rebounds: O (Offensive), D (Defensive), T (Total); As: Assists; St: Steals; To: Turnovers; Bl: Blocks (Fv: In Favor / Ag: Against); Fouls: Cm (Commited), Rv (Received); PIR: Performance Index Rating

Head coach: IVANOVIC, DUSKO

Winterthur FC Barcelona
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG M-A	3FG M-A	FT M-A	Rebounds			As	St	To	Bl		Fouls		PIR
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG M-A	3FG M-A	FT M-A	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
5	BASILE, GIANLUCA	34:00	14	2/5	3/5	1/2		5	5		1	1		1	4	1	9
8	TRIAS, JORDI	12:00	3	1/2		1/2		2	2	1					1	1	4
9	MARCONATO, DENIS	31:45		0/3				5	5	1	2	1		1	3	4	4
10	LAKOVIC, JAKA	21:45	9		3/6					3		4		1	3	4	5
11	NAVARRO, JUAN CARLOS	23:00	12	4/4	1/3	1/2		1	1		2	2		1	3	4	10
14	DE LA FUENTE, RODRIGO	23:00	3	1/1	0/4	1/2	2	1	3					2		1
17	VAZQUEZ, FRAN	16:15	2	1/4				1	1				3		4		-1
20	KAKIOUZIS, MICHAILIS	20:00	4	2/3	0/2			3	3	2	1	1	1		2	1	6
21	UKIC, ROKO	18:15	10	3/4	1/1	1/2	1	1	2	3		1		1		2	13
44	GRIMAU, ROGER	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Team											2					-2
	Totals	200:00	57	14/26	8/21	5/10	3	19	22	10	6	12	4	7	20	18	48
				53.8%	38.1%	50%

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Head Coaches

MESSINA, ETTORE CSKA Moscow "This game was not so important for our qualification to the Top 16. It is all about the names - everybody from CSKA and Barcelona understood how important it was to win that game of principle today. We made many mistakes at first, received three blocked shots from Vazquez. CSKA didn't control the situation on the flour. But then my team was smart enough to start thinking again. And after some ups and downs in the first three quarters we finally were consistent in the end. I am happy with our defense in the second half - it was brilliant. We were excellent on Navarro on the defensive end. My players didn't allow him to play pick-'n'-rolls with Marconato as they usually do. Barcelona is a team of shooters and when they are stopped, they are not that productive. So we focused on the offensive rebounds to give them fewer chances to attack."

MESSINA, ETTORE

CSKA Moscow

"This game was not so important for our qualification to the Top 16. It is all about the names - everybody from CSKA and Barcelona understood how important it was to win that game of principle today. We made many mistakes at first, received three blocked shots from Vazquez. CSKA didn't control the situation on the flour. But then my team was smart enough to start thinking again. And after some ups and downs in the first three quarters we finally were consistent in the end. I am happy with our defense in the second half - it was brilliant. We were excellent on Navarro on the defensive end. My players didn't allow him to play pick-'n'-rolls with Marconato as they usually do. Barcelona is a team of shooters and when they are stopped, they are not that productive. So we focused on the offensive rebounds to give them fewer chances to attack."

IVANOVIC, DUSKO Winterthur FC Barcelona "The destiny of the game was decided on the last minutes. But we're not as bad as the final result shows. I am even satisfied with our first three quarters, but not the last one. Maybe we could be better with Kasun, who stayed in Barcelona because of the injury. Our big man Marconato played well on defense, but we needed more points from him."

IVANOVIC, DUSKO

Winterthur FC Barcelona

"The destiny of the game was decided on the last minutes. But we're not as bad as the final result shows. I am even satisfied with our first three quarters, but not the last one. Maybe we could be better with Kasun, who stayed in Barcelona because of the injury. Our big man Marconato played well on defense, but we needed more points from him."

Players

SAVRASENKO, ALEKSEY CSKA Moscow "At halftime our head coach didn't say any special words: we understood everything ourselves. We were ready, they didn't surprise us. Luckily, our defense was fantastic. We stopped their extremely dangerous offense. We knew they had scored with very high percentages in previous games and drew the right conclusion."
VANTERPOOL, DAVID CSKA Moscow "It was a much tougher game than the final score shows. We really played great defense. That was the main reason why we beat them: defense won the game. Our centers were pretty good: David Andersen was really big on offense, Alexey Savrasenko on defense. I know that personally I can play much better. But the season is long, so I think we will only progress together as a team."

SAVRASENKO, ALEKSEY

CSKA Moscow

"At halftime our head coach didn't say any special words: we understood everything ourselves. We were ready, they didn't surprise us. Luckily, our defense was fantastic. We stopped their extremely dangerous offense. We knew they had scored with very high percentages in previous games and drew the right conclusion."

VANTERPOOL, DAVID

CSKA Moscow

"It was a much tougher game than the final score shows. We really played great defense. That was the main reason why we beat them: defense won the game. Our centers were pretty good: David Andersen was really big on offense, Alexey Savrasenko on defense. I know that personally I can play much better. But the season is long, so I think we will only progress together as a team."

UKIC, ROKO Winterthur FC Barcelona "The difference at the end is not real, but we didn't have good finish. They are a better team today, but not by 20 points. CSKA was great, everyone played good defense. I can't distinguish anyone, name one player who beat us - they beat us as a team."
NAVARRO, JUAN CARLOS Winterthur FC Barcelona "The game was close until the last minutes. But then we lost our rhythm and CSKA never looked back. It is not the right time to speak of my role in the team. It is not special: I don't evaluate myself as the symbol of the club. I've just stayed there for a longer period of time. And as others do, I want Barcelona to be the best. We have some serious troubles in the Spanish League, so we have to become stronger as a team."

UKIC, ROKO

Winterthur FC Barcelona

"The difference at the end is not real, but we didn't have good finish. They are a better team today, but not by 20 points. CSKA was great, everyone played good defense. I can't distinguish anyone, name one player who beat us - they beat us as a team."

NAVARRO, JUAN CARLOS

Winterthur FC Barcelona

"The game was close until the last minutes. But then we lost our rhythm and CSKA never looked back. It is not the right time to speak of my role in the team. It is not special: I don't evaluate myself as the symbol of the club. I've just stayed there for a longer period of time. And as others do, I want Barcelona to be the best. We have some serious troubles in the Spanish League, so we have to become stronger as a team."

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