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UCAM Murcia to Face Bamberg in Champions League Basketball

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UCAM Murcia will play Bamberg in the Champions League. This is a basketball competition in Europe.

Howard Sant-Roos plays for UCAM Murcia. He talked about the team's last games.

He said the team made easy mistakes. He said these were "errors of children."

Sant-Roos said the team must look at itself. He wants the team to think about its problems.

He said, "We are playing with our work." This means winning is important for their jobs.

Sant-Roos wants his team to react well. He wants them to play better against Bamberg.

Fans want to know the schedule and where to watch the game.

The match is an important game for both teams in the competition.

Vocabulary15 words

Champions League
a big sports competition between top teams
errors
mistakes
react
to do something after a problem happens
schedule
the time and day of an event
autocrítica
when you say your own mistakes
plantillas
the list of players on a team
capítulo
a part of something, like talking about a problem
basketball
a sport with a ball and two baskets
competition
a contest between teams
mistakes
wrong things done by accident
team
a group of players
important
something that matters a lot
player
a person who plays a sport
match
a game between two teams
win
to be the best in a game

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1. Which two teams will play each other?
2. What did Sant-Roos say about the mistakes?
3. What competition is this match part of?

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UCAM Murcia will play Bamberg in the _____.

This is a _____ competition in Europe.

Howard Sant-Roos plays for UCAM Murcia and talked about the team's last _____.

He said the team made easy _____.

He said these were "errors of _____."

Sant-Roos said the team must look at _____.

He said, "We are playing with our _____."

Sant-Roos wants his team to _____ well.

Fans want to know the _____ and where to watch the game.

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