Olimpia Milano coach Ettore Messina talks before tonight’s game against the defending Champions of CSKA Moscow: “It’s an honor and a great challenge to face the defending champions and measure ourselves against what I consider the best European club in terms of management ability, organization, quality players and consistency from a basketball standpoint. Obviously, it’s an extremely difficult game that we’ll play with the enthusiasm of a team who knows that it will face the best”

Sergio Rodriguez, who spent two years with the Russian Club: “It’s a very special game for me, I have great memories of my two years spent as a CSKA player. We won everything and so it’s amazing to be back, meet a lot of friends and talk to a lot of them. Unfortunately, we won’t play in Moscow, but I’m still excited to face my former team”.