The confusion of the new rule, Musa's adaptation and Jasikevicius's complaint: "The difference in faults was very large"

The umpteenth final between Real Madrid and Barça turned out to be an entertaining Super Cup, from less to more in intensity and with two clear names on the pitch, both record holders,

.

A proclamation of the battles to come, also of the controversies that are never lacking.

In a tournament in which the new regulation of the ACB by which the referees no longer touch the ball before throw-ins or end-of-line throws left various situations of confusion -technical warnings, players not knowing what to do...- and some criticism,

spoke of "the free-kick difference" that hurt his team.

"The difference in fouls was very big, this is an important factor. Also, too much difference in criteria and in that number of fouls, they had six already into the second half. Barcelona fans are listening to me and I cannot not talk about this ", pronounced the azulgrana coach, who was sanctioned with a technique for protests in the first seconds of extra time.

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The Real Madrid of the immense Tavares is the absolute king of the Super Cup

• Writing: LUCAS SÁEZ-BRAVO

The Real Madrid of the immense Tavares is the absolute king of the Super Cup

In total, Barça received 26 fouls - it ended with

expelled - and Real Madrid 14. The Whites went for free kicks 33 times (10

, 11 Tavares...) to 20 by the Blaugrana, in which

, one of the players who causes the most fouls,

did not appear due to injury .

"The fouls condition, I don't know how to say more things, it's too big a difference," Saras reiterated.

Both the Lithuanian and

, who made his debut as Whites' head coach -beyond the replacement of

during the last ACB final-, were satisfied with what they experienced in Seville.

"Although it sounds strange, I have to be happy, the boys are mixing very well and there is a great atmosphere", admitted Jasikevicius who spoke of the near future without Mirotic: "With so many months ahead you cannot build with just one player. The idea now is to have the internationals because they come from tournaments with important demands and they were more in shape. Then we will have to rotate a lot. Hopefully we can play 90 games, and in that case we will need everyone".

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"When we are in the mode of being hungry and wanting to win the title, it has been difficult to stop. I am very happy for the victory," confessed Mateo, who highlighted two of his pupils.

"In the second quarter we didn't score for a long time, even in the third period we also started with doubts. But then the talent of some players appeared, like Llull's, which allowed us to get hooked on the game. The defense also It was key, with Deck. We pressed the ball well and in the end we came with options. We never stopped fighting", he concluded.

Although the Super Cup leaves two players well above the rest for Real Madrid.

Of the new players,

was gray in the final and there was no news of

-

didn't even play -, but

fulfilled all the promises of his year as MVP in Galicia.

In two games, 40 points (10 of 15 shooting and 4 of 7 triples), six rebounds, four assists and a PIR of 53.

And debuting as game director.

And, the immense

, who is still the king, the differential element.

"I'm not surprised because I see him every day. It's nice to have such a generous partner," Llull surrendered.

"What makes me get up every day is trying to improve", confessed the MVP, PIR of 40, the new absolute record for the Endesa Super Cup.

24 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks in the final, with 10 of 11 free throws.

By the way, Llull himself was the most critical of the new ACB standard, with a phrase to reflect on.

"Poof. To me the serve seems unnecessary. It's a desire to reinvent basketball. The referees aren't used to it either, it's giving them one more brown. It has many gaps. Sometimes you serve from the stands, three meters ahead and score a tray. It would be necessary to give it a spin, in my opinion", launched the Balearic.

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