Vezenkov: «We want to remain in the first place»

Aiming to retaining the top seed in the Euroleague, Olympiacos will be hosting Panathinaikos tomorrow (31/03, 20.30 CET).

“We are very happy that gradually and with hard work we have succeeded after securing the playoffs to also secure home court”, was Sasha Vezenkov’s original statement. “I will say, no matter if it sounds cliché, that we approach one game at a time. We have three more games. We want to be finishing as strong as we can, because the playoffs is whole other deal. All teams can win. So, are focusing on Panathinaikos, we want to finish the week on a good note and continue improving”.

About the game against the ‘greens”, he said: “We have seen what we did wrong at the OAKA, both teams know each other well, so there’s nothing new to add. We have to play hard, with energy, and with our fans by our side, take another step towards our goal with the Euroleague. Each game is totally different and unique when we play with Panathinaikos. It’s a Euroleague game, we are focusing on our goal, which is to stay at the top. Our psychology is good, we have had some ups and downs, but the most important thing is to get the results and getting better. We have to be playing focused for 40 minutes to get the win”.