The Yellows will be up against the Red Star today against a team that has changed its DNA.

• Sparopoulos and the Maccabi Tel Aviv players.

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  Alan Shaver

• Red Star coach Dragan Shakuta. Still a difficult hurdle

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  IP

1. That Maccabi Tel Aviv will pitch on Friday in its rival Belgrade parquet will not be the typical red star we know. The team that has always been known for its foreigners are just strength players and the local base has given the tone, looks quite different this season. She has no fewer than 8 strangers, a figure that doesn't really play in her favor.The star is coming to a game with one-win statistics in the last nine games as she has already counted 8 home losses this year, a home that was known as her fortress.

On the other hand, playing outside against the star has always been a mine and so will this time. This is a team that is known for its warm audience and also still has something to play for - it is 2 wins away from the lead-up to the playoffs. If the game against Andulo Zero Maccabi was on the defensive when downgrading a team of 87 points to 75 the Red Star tonight, it would have to win the attack.

Maccabi Tel Aviv fans, yesterday at the Hall // Photo: Alan Shiber

The host team is one of the weak offensive teams in Euroleague (74 points on average - 16th place in the factory). On the other hand, it is the team that has the least amount of Euroleague this year - 75 points. Low-score play will be good for hosts. High probability that if the Yellows score above 80 points they will be close to another win.

2. Within 48 hours, Maccabi Tel Aviv will have to concentrate on basketball and neutralize all the coronation around it. After playing in front of 3500 viewers against Andulo in Yad Eliyahu, she will meet 4 times more crowd at Stark Arena tonight. Maccabi of the Year knows how to adapt and adapt to changing conditions as it raises every difficulty in its favor. On Wednesday in front of Andulo Zero it was the story of the Corona and the relative hall empty.

Hunter. Became Maccabi's heart // Photo: Alan Shiber

Before that, it was the never-ending injury story that even then the Yellows took advantage of in order to recruit motivations and ambitions from the healthy players, even those under the radar. Othello Hunter has become the heart of Sparopoulos, Cloyaro staying in the team just because of the injuries gives a lot of consideration (two critical threes last day) and Danny Abadia blooms every week. In short, difficulties do well for the Maccabi season.

3. The Maccabi playoffs were already secured after 5 years on Wednesday. Now the battle for fourth place and home against CSKA Moscow will continue. The fight may get a twist again tonight. The Russian team defeated Panathinaikus 66:97 in Athens yesterday. Either way, everything is likely to be decided in the 31st cycle on the current 24th in Moscow in a match between the teams.