"The team is in good shape and excited to play at home", said the Real Madrid coach before the match against Bayern.

In the press conference room of the basketball pavilion in Real Madrid City, Chos Mateo analyzed the Euroleague match of the 33rd round, which will bring his team together with Bayern Munich. The coach said: "Neither Rudy nor Causeur could train. Rudy had the flu and Fabian has back problems. Gus is getting better little by little, but he's not ready for tomorrow's game. We'll see if Poirier can play. The team is in good shape and excited to play at home. The game is important." Because it gives us the option to stay in the top three."


"We have to defend well in one-on-one matches. Bayern have players who are good on the offensive rebound and we have to guarantee the defense. If we do all that we can win the game. We always go out to win and that's what we will do tomorrow. We have the advantage on the ground, but we want to do better every day." ".
Bayern Munich
He scores well from long distances and pick and roll. We shouldn't focus on the rankings because the Euroleague is very insidious this season. We have to respect the competitor and respect our work. We will go out to win in front of our fans."


Earth advantage in the playoffs
"It's important to have the ground advantage, but that doesn't guarantee anything. Playing the tie-breaker at home is very important, but we have to do some pre-work before the play-offs. It was a tough competition and we're happy to have the ground advantage".

"The playoffs are the most difficult moment of the season, because of what you risk and because you face a big opponent every two days. You evaluate what you did well or badly in the regular season and try to adjust things after each match. The tactical work is important, but the mental work is also important".


Rudy: "I expect the best version of the team"
"We're playing a very important game with home advantage in the playoffs at stake. Our goal is to try to improve as a team as well. We want to continue to generate positive emotions, as we did last week. We're up against a team that also bets a lot".

"For them it is a very important match as well and I expect them to give their best because they have very good players and a very experienced coach when it comes to facing this type of match," he added.