Veszprém – Vardar pregame statements

Telekom Veszprém will host HC Vardar in the rematch of last year’s Champions League final on Saturday at 17:30 in the Veszprém Arena. Our head coach and three players have told us their expectations about the upcoming clash.

David Davis: Vardar is the titleholder of the Champions League, so they are a really serious team. They compete really well and they are on the top year by year. They lost only their last game out of their four matches. They are always a really dangerous team.

Andreas Nilsson: Vardar is a strong team and we lost the Champions League final against them last season. They are always playing good but we have the home court advantage now. We want to continue playing well and have the two points stay in Veszprém with us.

Dragan Gajic: I think it is going to be a really interesting game from a lot of aspects. We lost against them in the final of the Champions League last season, which was a tough defeat for us. I am sure that the players who were here last year did not forget it. Now we played some good games and I think we are in a good form, while Vardar lost the last game. I am sure, that they will come here to grab the two points, like last season. We have to show them that this is our home and we cannot make any more mistakes this season. With a good performance like in the last games, we can achieve a good result.

Rasmus Lauge Schmidt: Vardar had a bad game last weekend, and like we did, they lost clearly to Kiel. The most dangerous animal is the beaten one. We really have to do our job well, and with the same intensity. We have to make as few mistakes as we did against Porto and I think we have a great chance of winning on Saturday.