“I hear a lot about Vinicius but what Nnaji has suffered today is unfortunate”

2023-06-21 01:00:58

Everyone wanted a few words from the most wanted man. Nikola Mirotic, the fallen angel who in a last spectacular act of service, with his bags packed and with a more rueful face than usual, gave Barcelona a league that he didn’t even count on. A happy ending to a gruesome Barça season, full of setbacks, so much so that it remains to be seen if many of the protagonists who have made this victory possible will wear the colors of the Catalan team next season.

«We have shown a lot of character, we have fought, we have trusted ourselves. We knew how to keep calm and now I am very grateful, “acknowledged the Montenegrin star, who almost certainly played his last game yesterday at WiZink with the Barça shield sewn on his heart. The Balkan, when asked how they had minimized the defensive impact of tavares, he took out the blackboard naturally. «We loaded the area and then we took the ball out. We have guys like Laprovittola and Satoransky who can do a lot of damage from the outside. We are not a selfish team, sharing has helped us win.”

Mirotic wanted that Higgins, hanged by injuries this season, was the one who lifted the Champions League, although the American refused. One last nice gesture before singing the farewell. «I want to thank God for giving me and my team the strength, also for all the culés who have supported us. I have taken a great weight off my shoulders, the fans deserved this title ».

Attack a Nnaji

Jasikevicius, although elated by the title, wanted to start his press conference with the racist attacks received by center James Nnaji upon Barcelona’s arrival at WiZink. A small group of fans who were waiting for the Catalan team began to insult all the Catalans who were about to enter the stadium (Mirotic, as always when he comes to Madrid, took most of the artillery). But they yelled “black” at him when the young Nigerian player got off the bus. An incident that the Lithuanian coach wanted to point out after the end of the game.

“I want to talk about what happened to Nnaji. This is unfortunate. It just can’t be. I hear a lot of people talking about Vinicius and now it’s our turn. This has to stop now. This does not go with what you say here about the values ​​of Real Madrid. The truth is that we have to be very angry. I don’t care if he is a Madrid or Barcelona player. We have to fight for this and we are going to fight for this. It is much more important than winning a title, “said the Baltic coach, very angry and with a serious face.

The disappointment on the Madrid side was obvious. Musa asked the cameras not to record it, the Bosnian devastated under one of the WiZink baskets while in the other the Catalans fought like hyenas to rip off the net, an emblematic gift in the world of basketball after a well-deserved victory. Chus Mateo, as always, tried to get the positive side out of him. No one will forget this Real Madrid 22-23, author of one of the greatest feats in modern history, that Euroleague that started with blows against Partizan and ended with glory in Kaunas.

But it is obvious that Barça has been much superior in the national final, without cracks, determined to be champion. «They have been fair champions, but we have fought until the end. I’m proud of my boys, it’s been an extraordinary season. Not a but to his effort. It is time to reflect and surely we will find fault, but in general terms it has been a good year. I give us a nine and a half grade. I try to understand what my profession is, to set an example as I would do to my children. You have to know how to win and know how to lose. Although it hurts now, we must congratulate the rival », assured Mateo while he brought down the curtain on the campaign, the man from Madrid was buried by the drums of the Barça party.