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Madrid / Berlin (dpa) - It was a short night for the players from Bundesliga basketball team Alba Berlin.
After the Euroleague game at Real Madrid, which was clearly lost 62:91, we went straight back to the capital after a dinner at midnight on Wednesday morning.
There wasn't much time for sleep.
Time is the issue for Alba, because the team has too little of that given the game plan.
Coach Aito Garcia Reneses used the Madrid game in his own way. «Real were better than us from start to finish.
But we also draw positives from the game.
We got to try a few things.
And that only works in the games, ”said the Spaniard.
There is no break over Christmas either.
There are still three games left until the turn of the year.
On the second holiday, the team in Weißenfels competes in the league game at Central German BC.
On December 29th, the team welcomes Zalgiris Kaunas and even New Year's Eve is played.
Then in the cup catch-up game against Baskets Löwen Braunschweig (2 p.m.) in Berlin.
«The team will train on December 24th and 25th.
There is no time for a day off, ”says sports director Himar Ojeda.
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After all: With the Kaunas game, Alba begins a series of six home games in a row, which gives the team a little more time to practice.
“It's a great relief,” says Ojeda.
«Because it is not easy to travel in these times.
Hopefully that will help us. "
The return of the injured players would also help.
In Madrid, center Ben Lammers, guard Marcus Eriksson and builder Peyton Siva were still missing.
Siva sustained a muscle injury to her thigh against Ulm at the weekend.
“It's not as bad as feared,” says Ojeda.
He still expects an injury break of up to four weeks.
With Alba's tight schedule, this means Siva could miss twelve games.
Euroleague table
ALBA Berlin squad