The beautiful operation of the players of the JDA Dijon, for the fifth day of the Champions League. They heavily beat the Greek club Lavrio, 73-49, Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at the Palais des sports in Dijon. This is their third victory this season in this European Cup.
“The plan we had was more than 90% executed”
“I was really worried about this match, I knew they would come to win, the JDA manager is satisfied, Nenad Markovic. More than 90% of the plan we had was executed. We were very focused. We want to go in the top 16 of this European Cup, then in the top 8 ”.
The JDA makes a good operation for the qualification
JDA had to win with at least two points difference, as sporting director Fabien Romeyer explained in the pre-match program edited by the club. The contract is largely fulfilled, with this lead of 24 points. From now on, Jeanne must wait for the result of the group’s other match, Malaga – Nizhny Novgorod. “If Malaga wins, we are sure to be second”, summarizes Nenad Markovic. Stinks, viva Espagna (for tomorrow anyway).
A second place synonymous with a qualification for a play-off, before, in case of victory, reaching the Final 16.
A marathon is on the way
The end of December promises to be busy for Dijon basketball players. Saturday, they will meet their former coach, Laurent Legname, and their former teammates Axel Julien and Alexandre Chassang, on the floor of JL Boug. Then the JDA will travel to Russia on Tuesday December 21 to Nizhny Novgorod for the last match of this BCL group stage. Before the “Christmas match” against Strasbourg on December 23. A sequence Russia – Alsace which displeases the Dijon coach. “A lot of games, It is not human for the players”, regrets Nenad Markovic. A final trip, to Cholet, will conclude the year 2021 on December 27.
The match film can be found under this tweet