OUR OPPONENT

ALBA BERLIN (GERMANY)

Founded in 1991
Team colors: yellow and blue
Honors: FIBA Korac Cup (1995), German League (1997, 1998, 1999, 1900, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008), German Cup (1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016), German Supercup (2008, 2013, 2014), Eurocup runner-up (2010)
Arena: Mercedes-Benz Arena (capacity – 14500)
President: Dieter Hauert
Official website: www.albaberlin.de

Where to watch
LIVE: Match! Igra (19:25; replay — December 1 at 02:15, 07:35, 15:20), Eurosport 2 (19:30), Sportbox.ru
Text online: EuroCup website

PRE-GAME QUOTES

Dusko Ivanovic, BC Khimki head coach:

“ALBA is a strong team. It fights all 40 minutes, regardless of the score is. It plays really hard and has a very good inside player in Kikanovic who can do many different things. It’s a quick and good team. We had a good game in Germany but it’s in the past. Now we must be very concentrated for play because if we think we’ll beat ALBA easily there will be many problems”.

Egor Vyaltsev, BC Khimki guard:

“ALBA is a tough opponent and we are expecting a difficult game. We won in Germany with a big difference, but that doesn’t allow us to talk about ALBA as a weak team. We have a home game now and have to win. Of course, we have to pay special attention to team leader in Kikanovic who played in the VTB League. We know him; he is a well-qualified center who scores a lot inside the paint. Moreover, ALBA is an aggressive team that puts pressure and plays active defense”.