Starting phase: Alba disappoints before a German Euroleague duel

The German basketball champion Alba Berlin goes into the German duel in the Euroleague with a mixture of anger and disappointment after the defeat in Piraeus.

"It is of course annoying that we lost the game," said Johannes Thiemann after the 83:87 defeat at Olympiacos on Tuesday evening and before the game against arch rivals Bayern Munich on Thursday in the Mercedes Benz Arena (20.

Piraeus / Berlin - midnight / Magentasport).

On the one hand, the forward was annoyed by numerous points, some of which were carelessly left behind.

The decisive factor for the 27-year-old, however, was that Alba did not find the game well in the game again this season, especially defensively.

"We have to get into the games better because it is very difficult to catch up in the Euroleague," said Thiemann.

In Piraeus, too, the strong comeback in the final quarter was not enough to turn the game around.

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“We had a difficult start to the season with many injuries and a short preparation period.

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The fact that this was rewarded with progressing to the quarter-finals will bring Alba's players "even closer together".

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On Friday evening, the weakened Berliners had no chance at the star ensemble of FC Barcelona and clearly lost with 64:96 (29:50).

The best throwers from Berlin were Luke Sikma with 16 and Maodo Lo with twelve points.

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As early as Thursday, Berliners got the chance to do better.

“Of course we have a certain rivalry with Bayern,” said Johannes Thiemann, looking forward to the re-edition of last year's finals in the BBL Cup and Championship.

Similar to Alba, Munich also has a major upheaval in the summer behind them.

However, in Corey Walden, Deshaun Thomas and Augustine Rubit, among others, they have strengthened themselves much more prominently than the Berliners.

After four defeats at the start of the Euroleague, FC Bayern recently won victories against Kaunas and Milan, which is why Thiemann and his team have to be awake from the start: "They find each other better and better and will be a big challenge for us on Thursday." dpa