▁final s , ▁losing ▁only ▁to ▁FC ▁Bayern ▁Mun ich ▁( b asketball ). ▁Al ba ▁also ▁had ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁better ▁Euro cup ▁campaign s ▁of ▁the ▁past ▁years , ▁being ▁closest ▁to ▁the ▁play offs ▁in ▁years . ▁Al ba ▁had ▁brought ▁an ▁awarded ▁veter an ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 / 1 8 : ▁The ▁Sp ani ard ▁A í to ▁García ▁Ren eses , ▁ 7 0 ▁years ▁old ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁signing ▁up ▁his ▁first ▁contract ▁abroad . ▁He ▁had ▁won ▁nine ▁Spanish ▁championship ▁titles ▁( Span ish ▁Basketball ▁Liga ) ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Olympic ▁silver ▁as ▁a ▁coach ▁( 2 0 0 8 ). ▁With ▁him ▁a ▁successful ▁Spanish ▁Army ▁took ▁over : ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁new ▁co aching ▁staff ▁also ▁included ▁other ▁Sp ani ards : ▁such ▁as ▁co - co ach ▁Israel ▁Gonz ale z , ▁who ▁had ▁worked ▁with ▁A ito ▁in ▁the ▁past , ▁ ▁individual ▁coach ▁Carlos ▁Fra de ▁and ▁athlet ics ▁coach ▁Pe pe ▁Silva ▁Mor eno . ▁As ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁course ▁of ▁his ▁co aching ▁work , ▁García ▁Ren eses ▁has ▁increasing ly ▁brought ▁players ▁from ▁the ▁younger ▁teams ▁into ▁the ▁professional ▁team ▁in ▁Berlin , ▁like ▁Franz ▁Wagner , ▁Jon as ▁Matt isse ck ▁and ▁Tim ▁Schne ider ▁[ 2 6 ] ▁. ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 – 2 0 1 9 ▁season , ▁Al ba ▁had ▁some ▁of ▁its ▁greatest ▁success ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁de cade