Maccabi Tel Aviv will arrive tomorrow (Monday, 20:30) at the Sami Ofer Stadium and will host Maccabi Haifa in an intriguing game in the 16th round of the Premier League.
In preparation for returning to full training, Luis Hernandez was tested once again today and received a positive result.
Hernandez, who has been in solitary confinement over the past week and came out negative in every test he passed, until he returned to training over the weekend.
The Spanish stopper, who was in a locker room separate from the other players at the weekend, will go into additional isolation and will not be part of the team's squad for the game in Haifa.
Coach Mladen Krestic spoke today ahead of the meeting with the champion.
"We expect a game that is a kind of derby. We know it is a very important game for all the fans, the club and the players. We prepare everything from our side to be ready. It is a special game for us, we do not think about the points gap, for us it is very important to play with confidence. this".
"Haifa is in good shape, but also Maccabi is in better shape than before," the coach added, "There will be a good atmosphere tomorrow, we are the biggest club in Israel and we should play like that. "Give the maximum and stay focused for 90 minutes. Small details are what will make the difference on the pitch."
Krasteich, Photo: Courtesy of Maccabi Tel Aviv
On the fact that his team arrives after a victory over Maccabi Petah Tikva in the last round, he added: "We showed an improvement in the way we played and in the first 30-40 minutes we were direct and created a lot of situations.
We need to improve even more on offense and defense and tomorrow we will have to be focused on what we prepare.
If it is given 100 percent, I am sure we will achieve a good result. "
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