A derby with Crvena zvezda mts on Wednesday

The Cedevita Olimpija team left Bar for Belgrade on Monday, where the Ljubljana basketball players will face Crvena zvezda mts in the 11th round of the ABA League on Wednesday at 6 pm.

Cedevita Olimpija will conclude its tour of Montenegro and Serbia on Wednesday. After the defeat against Budućnost VOLI from Podgorica and the victory over Mornar from Bar, the Dragons have a new and extremely difficult test, which is also very important in the fight for the playoffs. With the victory on the Montenegrin coast, the selected head coach Jurica Golemec took a decisive step towards qualifying for the ABA League finals, and on Wednesday at 18.00 they will face Euroleague Crvena zvezdamts in the 11th round of the regional competition at the Aleksandar Nikolić Sports Hall in Belgrade. .

It will be possible to watch the live television broadcast of the match on Arena Sport 1.

The match of the 11th round between Cedevita Olimpija and Crvena zvezda mts should have been played in December, but it was postponed to the day of the match due to COVID-19 infections in the Belgrade team. It should be reminded that the Ljubljana team arrived in the Serbian capital immediately after the visit to Promitheas from Patras, and the Dragons were housed in Belgrade for several days before the showdown was postponed on the day of the match. The people of Ljubljana were in a big rush at the time, ready to clash with the champions of the ABA League from the 2018/19 season, and now they are heading to Belgrade after beating Mornar 81:71 in Bar on Sunday.

The Crvena zvezda mts basketball players also stepped on the floor of the home ‘Pionir’ on Sunday and beat Igokea after a turnaround in the last quarter. Both teams are still fighting for a place in the playoffs, and so far the only team that already has a ticket to the semifinals in the ABA League is Budućnost VOLI.

The Dragons will try to get their ticket in the coming days, as they will clash with Crvena zvezda mts again in Stožice on Sunday, followed by clashes with Cibona and Mego Soccerbet.

STATEMENTS AHEAD OF THE GAME:

Jurica Golemac, head coach of Cedevita Olimpija:
“Finally, the first of two matches with the Crvena zvezda in the regular part of the season is ahead of us. In Belgrade, Zvezda is always the favorite to win. We are both fighting for a place in the playoffs, so I am sure we have an interesting match ahead of us. If we want to match the them in Belgrade, we must give everything we can at the moment. We have to play focused and physically and tactically at the highest level if we want to take the victory from Pionir with us to Ljubljana. We will do everything to end the match with a victory.”

Mikael Hopkins, player of Cedevita Olimpija:
“It’s going to be a very intense game. We’re both playing for the playoff positioning. It’s going to be a difficult matchup, because it’s late in the season, and both of the teams have made a lot of adjustments. We know, that we’re going to have to bring a lot of intesity on the defensive end, and be agressive offensively. We have to be smart with the ball, and not commit any turnovers. It’s going to be a great game, and we’re ready to go out, and play.”

ABA LEAGUE, ROUND 11

Aleksandar Nikolić Sports Hall (Belgrade, Serbia), Wednesday, April 14, at 18.00:
CRVENA ZVEZDA MTS – CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA

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