The coach of Panathinaikos, Aleksandar Djordjevic stated after the game against Barcelona:
"First of all, congratulations to Barcelona, they absolutely deserved this win. I cannot be satisfied at all with the way we approached this game, without a competitive attitude. It is unacceptable and I am not happy with it. We didn't show the right face to play this game. The competitiveness, at this level, has to come from inside each player. In this shape, against Barcelona in Barcelona, if you play with this attitude, this is what happens. We have to come back and I expect my plays to react the right way. We had a very tough schedule but no more excuses: the competition moves on. We had 10 players tonight, three of them very young. We could have played a better game. We got as close as 6 points a couple of times but made a lot of unforced errors and turnovers which are not at this level. The long bench of Barcelona and its energy level made an impact. In the long run, that gave Barcelona an advantage. We have to wake up, forgot about what we did in the past, who we beat and who we played against. The competition goes on, we have to focus and it is my job to make them understand that."
