On Tuesday, Klaipėda Neptūnas basketball players will play at Švyturys Arena In European Cup tournament matches will face the team of Ljubljana "Cedevita Olimpija" (Slovenia). The match starts at 19 p.m.
This will be the second matchup between Neptūnas and Cedevita Olimpija this season. Neptūnas won the first match, which took place on October 29, 2025 in Slovenia, with a score of 94:91.
True, at that time the Neptunians were leading by as much as 20 points at one point – 31:11, but in the end, they had to endure a war of nerves at the end of the duel.
"This is a capable team, it's not easy to score 20 points against them, and it was difficult to keep them in that match. But again, with both teams changed, it will be a completely different story. Our team has changed, and two players have also changed in their team. What happened must be forgotten," said Neptūnas head coach Gediminas Petrauskas to Vakarų Ekspres.
According to him, the most important thing now is to be in the best possible mood for this duel, to properly place the accents, and to enter the fight with great motivation.
"I emphasize once again that this is a strong opponent, it will not be an easy match. We are waiting for the support of the spectators," G. Petrauskas invited fans to the Švyturys arena.
Neptūnas is in seventh place in Group A of the European Cup with 6 wins and 7 losses and is just one position away from the playoff spot.
Cedevita Olimpija is in third place in the standings with 8 wins and 5 losses.
The Neptunians lifted their spirits on Saturday when they defeated the representatives of the Kėdainiai "Nevėžio-Paskolu Klubas" by as much as 31 points - 113:82 (29:24, 24:27, 33:13, 27:18) in a Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) match.
"Neptūnas" has further consolidated its position in the third position of the LKL championship with 9 wins and 5 losses.
The Neptunians even caught up with the second-placed Vilnius "Rytas" in terms of wins and losses, who unexpectedly stumbled against the local "Gargždai" team in Gargždai on Saturday with a score of 78:82.
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