Dusko Ivanovic said after the game against FC Bayern Munich:
"I think we didn’t have the passion and conviction to win throughout the game. And we need that for 40 minutes to win games like this. There were four or five minutes when we lost this faith and everything started with these bad four minutes. It’s only the second game in the Euroleague and it’s a long way. I think we will continue to improve as a team and finally we will achieve our goal."
The coach of Bayern, Svetislav Pesic noted: "Defense and defensive rebounds are what allowed us to win. We played excellent defense. Stimac and Bryant improved our defense against Batiste. It's important to play a strong defense against a team like Panathinaikos, to not lose control and not make turnovers. If we don't make turnovers and make our plays we can compete with anyone.
It’s very difficult to expect in a Euroleague game that we will win the game in the first 20 minutes. We were talking about that. Patience is the most important point. We believed that we will be in the moment where we can decide the game. We had confidence in our defense. Our defense was much better on Batista in the second half. We always contested their shots. Panathinaikos has a good balance between inside and outside. I know Panathinaikos will play better game to game. It was good luck for us that we played them the second game and not the last game."
