Maccabi Tel Aviv will host the hot Anadolu Zero tomorrow (Tuesday, 19:30) in the final game in the Euroleague. The original game was postponed due to the closure at Ben Gurion Airport, and the Yellows come to it after the defeat to Panathinaikos and with a slim chance of qualifying for the Euroleague playoffs.
Coach Yannis Sapropoulos said: “We play against a very quality team. They are in their best playing shape. We have to be very aggressive and fight hard in every part of the game and on every ball. We have a big challenge against a talented team. We want to fight for our chances, And to show on the floor that we are a fighting group. “
“It’s kind of a closure. Last season it was our last game in front of an audience and now it’s very important that we have the fans with us. The fans are welcome to push the team and the players to their maximum because we have a hard job.”
On the future, the Greek said: “At the moment we are only focused on games, as the coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv I do my best even if the chance of reaching the playoffs is mathematical. Obviously we have some thoughts about next season, but it is still too early to make decisions. We We want to win as many games as possible to the end, that is our goal, and then we will see if it will be enough or not, it probably will not be enough, but for us it is important to play with respect to the end. “