“I don’t regret anything,” Lovren told
The Athletic, adding that Liverpool s spate of defensive injuries this season haven t made him question his decision to leave.
“When I took my decision, it was the right thing to do at that moment with that state of mind. I cannot say, ‘Ah…’.
“It’s like saying after the draw has already taken place, ‘Why didn’t you circle the correct lotto numbers?’, as if you knew that was going to happen. It doesn’t work like that.
“It was difficult because I had a life there with the kids going to school,” Lovren added on leaving Merseyside.
May 13, 2021 by Euroleague.net Print
Walter Tavares s reign as the EuroLeague Best Defender award winner will continue another year as the Real Madrid center was chosen to be the recipient of the trophy in a poll of Turkish Airlines EuroLeague head coaches. Tavares, 29, was a force in the middle for Los Blancos as he led the league with 1.8 blocked shots per game. His defensive impact stretched far beyond his blocks as Tavares s presence was a constant source of intimidation for opponents, which resulted in countless close-range shots that were altered, missed or simply passed up. In fact, opponents challenged by Tavares made just 34.4% of their shots, according to Synergy Sports. That number was the best on his team and 11th in the league. Moreover, his 4.8 defensive rebounds per game led the league and sealed possessions, often allowing Real to get going in transition. Because each of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague head coaches knows ho
May 06, 2021 by Euroleague.net Print
The lineup for the 2021 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four features the teams who played in the championship game at the last Final Four as well as two teams returning to continental basketball s brightest stage after a lengthy layoff. One semifinal at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, on May 28 will pit FC Barcelona against AX Armani Exchange Milan and the other will feature CSKA Moscow and Anadolu Efes Istanbul.
FC Barcelona vs AX Armani Exchange Milan
While Barcelona will play a semifinal game for the first time in seven years, Milan has ended a 29-year Final Four drought and seeks its fourth EuroLeague crown and first since 1988. Both teams survived grueling five-game EuroLeague Playoffs series to reach this stage. Barcelona prevailed after routing Zenit St Petersburg in Game 5 and Milan edged FC Bayern Munich in the deciding game. Milan is run by two point guards who know Barcelona well; Ma
FC Barcelona I think we set the tone from the first moment. We were very physical, very serious defensively. Offensively, we lacked a little bit of patience, like we spoke at halftime, too many turnovers the whole day. It helped that some of the players really had a very good, calm performance, which got us into some good stuff, and we found some solutions. For sure, this is something to understand for the players, how difficult it is to go to the Final Four. But at the same time, a club like Barcelona has to be there more times, and this is what we will try to do. We will try to build something here and hopefully, we can make it more years in a row.
Shavon Shields put on a show for Olimpia Milano on Tuesday as he scored a career-high 34 points in the EuroLeague Playoffs Game Five against Bayern Munich, a 92-89 win which sends them into the Final Four stage.
Barcelona asserted their dominance as they cruised past Zenit St Petersburg for a 79-53 blowout win at the Palau Blaugrana.
Anadolu Efes joins the pack as they fought past a tough Real Madrid side for an 88-83 win.
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