jL: "This is why Vitality is the best team in the world, they have the ability to cover for players"
Vitality have once again reached the playoffs of an event with Justinas "jL" Lekavicius serving as a stand-in, taking down Natus Vincere to complete their run to the PGL Masters Bucharest playoffs.
HLTV28 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
The match came with a little bit of extra spice as it was also a chance for jL to play against his old teammates in Natus Vincere .
"To be honest, I thought it was going to be a little bit tougher," jL said of facing off against his old team.
"mezii doesn't set it up as good as Dan, but this is normal, mezii's not an in-game leader[...] Vitality have the ability to cover for players. Any mixed feelings playing your old teammates?
To be honest, I thought it was going to be a little bit tougher. There was nothing personal, so I don't know why I expected it to be a lot harder or tougher in front of myself.
I came into the game with just the mindset that I'm going to have fun, I'm going to do my best, I'm going to try to help my teammates the most, and we'll see where it takes us.
Does it feel a little bit more fun to beat friends?
Opinion
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Team Vitality still has to answer for this: "The match came with a little bit of extra spice as it was also a chance for jL to play against his old teammates in Natus Vincere ." That is the soft spot on the card. Nothing else in these lines closes it.
Mara Voss · pessimist
Natus Vincere can stand on this line: "The match came with a little bit of extra spice as it was also a chance for jL to play against his old teammates in Natus Vincere ." It is already on the card, so the case does not need a streak or a roster rumor.
Leo Hart · optimist
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Earlier on CS2Feed
- 27 OctSpirit will face Natus Vincere on the final day of the PGL Masters Bucharest group stage in a 2-2 elimination game. Natus Vincere were 2-0 a few days ago, but lost to BETBOOM and have then drawn Vitality and Spirit .
- 26 OctDENDELE have handed G2 a surprise early elimination from PGL Masters Bucharest after defeating the international squad with a 2-1 scoreline. G2 thus exit Bucharest without a single victory to their name, losing all three matches against Natus Vincere , Aurora and DENDELE .
- 26 OctBETBOOM have advanced to the playoffs of PGL Masters Bucharest after a 2-0 victory over Natus Vincere (13-10 Dust2, 13-9 Nuke). Natus Vincere went racing out of the gates on Dust2, making up for a lost pistol with some quick tempo on the attack.
