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Berlin (dpa) - The basketball players from Alba Berlin have no time to catch their breath after their trip through Russia.
48 hours after the 100: 81 victory in the Euroleague at Khimki Moscow, the German double winner has to cope with the next difficult task in the Bundesliga.
"Traveling and the many games are both physically and mentally very demanding," said assistant coach Israel Gonzalez on the club's website before the game at ratiopharm Ulm on Sunday (6 p.m. / Magentasport).
Gonzalez and head coach Aito Garcia Reneses have to keep their protégés at a high level despite the hardships.
"If you then play against a good and form-strong opponent like Ulm, you need concentrated physical and mental performance to win there," said Gonzalez.
In the first leg, the current runner-up from the capital had inflicted the first defeat of the season on the southern Germans at 93:83 and threw the Ulm team out of rhythm.
Coach Jaka Lakovic's team suffered four more defeats in the next five games and is sixth after 21 games with 14 wins and seven losses.
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Alba forward Luke Sikma warns of the upcoming opponent: “Ulm is currently playing very well.
You have a lot of good scorers on the team and generally move the ball very well.
You have a victory against Hamburg behind you, we have just come back from our intensive Russia road trip. "
The players have to check off the trip to Russia quickly.
Because after the away game against Ulm, the next difficult game is 48 hours later with the home game against third-placed EWE Baskets Oldenburg.
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Alba Berlin website
Table of the basketball league