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EB Press Release: REAL MADRID MEDIA AVAILABILITY

Real Madrid forward: Rudy Fernandez
"The team feels good and is looking forward to starting tomorrow. Playing the Final Four brings a lot of things, and I hope that we can try to win the title again. It would be something historic and this is what we came here for; we want to keep making history with this club, with this jersey. We are aware of that and above all, we have to enjoy and try to win the title for us and our fans. Both teams didn't change their rosters a lot and have kept many players. They have beaten us twice in the regular season and played very well against us, especially on our home court. They had a good win in Madrid. We know how talented this team is and how difficult will be to play against them. They have a lot of talented players in their backcourt, but also have important players inside, whose athleticism helps them a lot on defense. They complement each other, and that makes CSKA a strong team."

Real Madrid forward: Anthony Randolph
"We have to play a complete game against CSKA. They are a very tough team. We know they also come to the Final Four almost every year and we know we have to play to our complete ability to get a win. It is not going to be easy, but if we maintain our focus and play hard we can do it. We know each other so well. It will be decided by how hard you come out and play and I just hope everybody can step up and knock down their shots and limit our mistakes."

Real Madrid forward: Jeffery Taylor
"We are excited to be here. Obviously, it is something you fight for all year. It is really difficult to get to this point and we hope we can have a good weekend. CSKA is really difficult to stop; they have a lot of good players in one-on-one. They can score the ball really well and have very athletic big men as well. They are a very complete team. I think we just have to do the things we do well: share the ball, move the ball on offense, play good defense and rebound the ball well. Winning back-to-back titles would be quite an achievement, but we have to focus on tomorrow first and see what happens."

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