Olimpia lost on the road for the first time this season in Barcelona. After a dominating first quarter – nine minutes to be exact -, when it led by eight points at one point, the energy went down against a terrific Barcelona’s defensive game inspired by a very high physicality level. Olimpia wnt down by 20 at the end of the third, suffering everywhere on the court, especially inside. Barcelona was very aggressive and short of two men Olimpia struggled. Still it was proud enough to attempt a desperate comeback in the fourth cuttin the margin from 20 to 10, 90-80. “The approach was great – Coach Pianigiani said at the end – We moved the ball well. We lost our momentum a little bit at the end of the first period then in the second they built a lead that tonight was impossible to recover. Barcelona is in better shape and we were two players short. I’m thrilled by the way we finished the game with a lot of pride in order to cut the margin and they never let up”.