Lyon (AFP)

Villeurbanne coach Montenegro Zvezdan Mitrovic said Thursday at a press conference that he feared "his team could be a clear target" on Friday at the Astroballe (8:45 pm) for Fenerbahce Istanbul, which has just been defeated in Barcelona.

Q: Is this a good time to face Fenerbahce after a defeat in Barcelona and a difficult time?

A: "Maybe not!" After the two games against Barcelona and Asvel, Fener will have three home games against Alba Berlin and two more for the Turkish league in which he is (2nd). two away matches in Euroleague, the Fener wins one, he will be back in. I saw the match against Barcelona on TV and I noticed that the Turkish team was not necessarily focused on Barcelona.Of course, we may fear that we will clearly be a target in the program of Fenerbahçe! But it is true that we must recognize that the Fener does not look very good, especially on Wednesday's meeting at Barcelona ".

A: "Nando is a new player on this team, of course, he's already the Fener's top scorer, so he's a very important player, the debate is not there, I'm very proud today of being able to at a press conference about the possibility of defeating Fenerbahçe a month ago, we said that Fenerbahçe was a real underdog for the final victory in Euroleague.Before the competition, I never imagined that. different, different players, different salaries, legends of basketball that will be opposed to us.This is already a great victory for us, also a pride to have seen Efes finish Tuesday with his five major to respect us until One team may not have respected us well, it was Panathinaikos who did not manage well at the end of the match and who paid for it. "

Q: What does the Serbian coach Zeljko Obradovic represent for you?

A: "He's the best coach in Europe and maybe even in the world, we have a good relationship, I hope to make him discover more Lyon after the match, I have a deep respect for the way with which he lives badly these times (the difficulties of Fener, ed) and how he lives his emotions.With all he has won and since the time he leads, he might want to move on. I'm only talking about his attitude because there's no debate about basketball, and beside that, he's a great man, a real gentleman I've met. coach Monaco, I had the chance to spend a week in Fenerbahçe, he had welcomed me with open arms, we had talked about everything with him, he is very good, I have never coached He's one of my idols, clearly. "

Interviewed at a press conference

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