BC "Riesen Ludwigsburg" (Germany) - BC "Prometey" (Ukraine). December 21. 21:00. Champions League. Group round. Group "A". 6th tour. Ludwigsburg. "MPR Arena". Broadcast - XSport, prometeybc.com, Dmart TV, Youtube.com/FIBA
Tomorrow, on December 21, in Germany, Prometey with match against Riesen Ludwigsburg will end their perfomances in the debut for them group stage of the Champions League. Our team has already obtained a ticket to the playoffs and regardless of the result of tomorrow's match will remain in third place in the group. Group "A" turned out to be the only one in the tournament, where the distribution of places happened the tour before the end of the group round. Each member of the quartet, who is currently from 1st to 3rd place, is one victory ahead of the team in the bottom line and has a precedence over it in personal meetings. Prometey's rival Riesen Ludwinsburg deservedly finished first in the group, winning four of five matches, including the battle in Kyiv with Prometey (86:64). Apparently, in the current Champions League draw, it was the only match of our team, in the course of which we had a much lower chance of winning than the opponent.
The lack of tournament tasks does not mean that the match between "Ludwigsburg" and "Prometey" is going to be ordinary. Coach of Ukrainian champions Ronen Ginzburg emphasizes that participation in such a tournament as the Champions League sets any player to the maximum before any match: "I do not think that our players will need additional motivation, and I will not do it. Any player who comes on the court understands that the team will have to play a match of very serious level, which will be watched by a huge number of people. The fact that victory is not very important for us will not matter. "
Probably, the mood of "Riesen Ludwigsburg" will be the same. The mentality of any German athlete implies a responsible attitude to any challenge. In addition, the German sporting character has long been legends. Moreover, it should be taken into account that the team of John Patrick ends the first group tournament with a home match and it is unlikely that they plan to disappoint their fans with the result.
Riesen Ludwigsburg, like Prometey, played its last match in its championship yesterday. They played away against the Bavarian Euroleague participant and lost minimally - 78:79. Riesen's top scorers were Tremmel Darden with 18 points, John Radebo with 15 and Jonas Wolfart-Bottermann with 13. As in most matches of the season, the team threw well from the perimeter - almost 44 percent of hits (7 successful shots out of 16). ).
After this match, Ludwigsburg dropped to 8th place in the Bundesliga standings, but this speaks volumes about the level of the German league, especially since the strength of John Patrick's team, any Ukrainian fan could see recently.
The second match between "Riesen Ludwigsburg" and "Prometey" in the group stage of the Champions League can be watched on December 21 starting at 21:00 on XSport, our club website, YouTube FIBA and Dmart TV.
