First, to "do" Benfica, then to solve the problems

They were expecting the Dutch Groningen, but the Sailors' basketball players will seek a visa for the group stage of the FIBA ​​Champions League through the Portuguese Benfica - tonight in Lisbon (22 p.m. our time, one hour earlier local time), and three days later in "Topolica" from Bar.

"I hope that we will be ready for the game, regardless of which team we play in. I hope that we will nidam to be able to help, because he is a key player for us in the position of playmaker. In the preliminaries, it was seen that we have problems in the organization of the attack, and a lot of weak elements were shown in the defense, first of all, we do not have solidity under the basket. We need to work on that, and it will be a little longer process, but now we have to get together and "do" the game against Benfica. We prepare specifically for that game, and I used the matches against Buducnost as a preparation for the Portuguese, but we were not at the level I expected, as far as the tasks that await us against Benfica. I hope that we will understand that this is the most important game for us at this moment, which guarantees us passage to the group stage. Later, as time goes on, I hope we will play better, and at this moment time is our biggest opponent, because there is no time, and we have to come out of this double match as winners," says Barana coach. Mihailo Pavicevic.

The preparation for the match with Benfica did not go as coach Pavićević had hoped, on the contrary.

"We are going to the match against the Benfica team quite unprepared, that's obvious. Simply, we won't be ready anywhere near the way I thought this team should be ready. First of all for objective reasons, because, first, three national team members joined later, and then came the injuries Vranješ, I don't need it, Pavić, so it disturbs us all. But there's no whining, we have to pull together now when it's the hardest, to try with energy to come out of this match as winners," Pavićević added.

In the first round of qualification, in the match at home, against Groningen, Benfica dominated in rebounds (55-35).

"Benfica is a quality team, made up of experienced Americans. They are a specific team, because they have height in the outer positions, almost all of them are over two meters and it will not be easy to stop them, especially in the first game," Pavićević concluded.