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Berlin (dpa) - For basketball Bundesliga team Alba Berlin, the clear 103:63 success in the cup against the Basketball Löwen Braunschweig was a reason for double joy.
The capitals thus qualified for the final tournament in the cup and have the chance to defend their title from the previous year.
And: The long-injured regular players Luke Sikma, Peyton Siva and Marcus Eriksson could be further integrated thanks to the clear course of the game.
“It is important that we can fall back on our squad again,” explains Alba managing director Marco Baldi.
"Because the last few weeks have been pure survival."
For him, however, there was another aspect above all.
"Aito's return is the best thing that day," said Baldi.
Head coach Aito Garcia Reneses was back in the coaching bench for the first time after surviving the corona infection.
The 74-year-old Spaniard should slowly get back into the Berliners' hunt for appointments.
He will not accompany the team to the away game on Friday in the Euroleague at Baskonia Vitoria (9 p.m.).
Israel Gonzalez remains in charge.
The team set off for northern Spain on Thursday morning.
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With the move into the top 4 of the BBL-Pokal, space now has to be found in the already full calendar for the final tournament.
"It's all special this year," said Baldi.
«We are happy to be part of it.
If that is the only reason to rearrange the schedule, then everything will be fine. "
The players see it that way too.
Center Johannes Thiemann is happy about the additional burden: “We like to play the games.
As the defending champion, it is our incentive to keep the trophy. "
The league has not yet communicated when the Top4, originally planned for the beginning of November in Munich, will take place.
The Euroleague, in which Alba and Bayern Munich play, has reserved the weekend of February 13th and 14th for the national cup competitions.
So far, however, the BBL has scheduled a double match day there.
It is clear that Alba will face BG Göttingen, which won group B, in the cup semi-finals as the winners of group A.
The second duel is played by Bayern Munich and Ratiopharm Ulm.
However, Alba can also cancel a game.
The now meaningless game in Cup Group A against Baskets Oldenburg will not be played.
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