Barça got the first win of the season after defeating Panathinaikos , a great display that came after a very bad start of the season against Hapoel Tel Aviv. Toko Shengelia (17p. 5r.) was one of the best players of the winning team, which bounced back after the first round.

“If I had to find an explanation: we had to react positively. We lost a tough game against Hapoel. We understand that it’s the beginning of the season, and we understand that it’s a brand new team, so we need time to adjust to each other. But we have a lot of experience, and I believe that’s one of our biggest strengths; we rely on it today, and we got the win”.

Panathinaikos is obviosuly one of the main candidates for reaching the final four. Barça will also try to be there, but the Georgian forward doesn’t want t

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