Jadran Carine continues its journey in the Champions League, motivated to prove once again that the results so far on the European stage are no coincidence.
Two wins and a draw is the performance of the Montenegrin champion before tomorrow's visit to Steaua in Bucharest (19.30:2 p.m., broadcast on TV Arenasport XNUMX), a team that recorded the same number of defeats in the first three rounds.
"This is an experienced team, although they have recorded three defeats so far. Steaua knows how to be uncomfortable in their own pool, and the holders of the game are international players, and I am thinking first of all of our Nikola Murišić, and Ivan Buljubasic, Adrij Delgado and Đorđe Filipović." , said experienced Montenegrin representative Dragan Drašković.
Novljani do not run away from the role of favorite. After all, the table shows who is in advantage in this match.
"On paper, we are the favorites, and we accept that. But we must not think for a moment that it will be easy, because in that case a harsh punishment will follow. It's simple - only with the right approach can we be competitive in Europe and we have to play like in the previous matches," said Drašković.
Jadran has so far defeated Spandau and Dutch Alfen, and drew with Eger in the last round.
"We saw against Alfen what kind of problems we can encounter if we don't play defense at the highest level. I believe that we learned a lesson in that match and that victory against Steaua will not be in question," adds Drašković.
With a bit of luck, Jadran has been able to have maximum performance in the Champions League so far. The draw with Eger in Igalo is, nevertheless, a positive outcome, although the team from Škver has something to regret.
"The defense was excellent in that game, but we had a lot of problems in the attack. Now I expect us to be at the same level in front of our own goal, but also to show more in front of the opponent's. The previous period was good for us to rest and we are ready for this visit , and then for the final tournament of the Cup of Montenegro," concluded Drašković.
The duel between Steaua and Jadran in group B is the only one played on Friday, the others are scheduled for Saturday. Eger - Sabadell, Alfen - Spandau and Solnok - Pro Reko will also meet.
The pairs of group A are Olympiakos - Partizan, Dinamo Moscow - Hanover, Jug - Barceloneta, OSC - Breša 20.30.
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