Maccabi Tel Aviv and Yannis Sapropoulos are happy that the fans are returning to the pitches: "It is not easy to play in such an atmosphere." On the low chances of promotion: "This is the most competitive league in recent years" • Tuesday at 21:05: CSKA Moscow arrives
Yannis Sapropoulos.
Preparing for CSKA tomorrow at the Heichal
Photo:
Alan Shiver
While its chances of qualifying for the next stage of the Euroleague are diminishing, Maccabi Tel Aviv is preparing for the pair of games this week against CSKA Moscow (Tuesday) and Valencia (Thursday).
Coach Yannis Sapropoulos said: "As we get closer to the end the task becomes more difficult, but we will continue to fight because we are Maccabi. I think this is the most competitive league that has been in recent years and we expect more tough games later, but we will not give up and fight to do our best ".
On the return of the crowd to the pitches, the Greek coach added: "Nice for us to play in front of an audience. 300 is more than nothing. We are happy that they will be with us in the game, it will help us. We hope to give them a good result in the game. I do not want to make excuses, but that is the reality, it is not easy to play like that. "
On the quality of the opponent, Sapropoulos added: "CSKA is a team at the highest level, it always reaches the Final Four.
Winning a team at this level is something important for us.
This year we have already proven that we can win a difficult game. "