"We must play more relaxed" in the decisive match 5 against Barcelona, ​​warns Vassilis Spanoulis, Monaco coach

(On the opponent's intensity) We had a 7-point lead in the third quarter, we missed a lot of open shots and we could have widened the gap at that point. I'm looking at the stat sheet right now: they scored 44 points in the second half and 22 points on free throws... (On this free throw gap) It's not my job to comment on that, but yes, there is a big gap (only one free throw for Monaco in the second half) . The fans, the Barça coaches put pressure on the referees, it's their job.

"We're shooting 21% from three-point range and committing 19 turnovers, it's impossible to win."

Is the momentum changing? No, nothing is changing, the momentum is not changing. It's a playoff series. I've been in this game a long time, I've played a lot of playoff series and I've been down 2-2 before. We have to play more relaxed. This (Friday) night, we're shooting 21% from three-point range and committing 19 turnovers, it's impossible to win.

Joan Penarroya, Barcelona coach: "We had a real playoff match tonight, it came down to details. We started very well (21-6, 8th), playing connectedly, both on offense and defense, but we slowed down after 9 minutes. They caused us a lot of problems, they took control of the game and it became very difficult in the third quarter. But we came back as we have often done this season. The atmosphere was incredible at the Palau Blaugrana to help us get this second victory. But a streak ends when a team has 3 wins, and that's the goal on Tuesday."