"A game about everything or nothing," is how Maccabi Tel Aviv defined the critical game on Saturday against Maccabi Netanya (20:00), in which every result other than a victory will finally remove Mladen Krestajic's team from the championship battle. Maccabi knows that only the combination of Three points at the expense of Netanya and a stumble by Maccabi Haifa in this season's game against Hapoel B'Shlosha, will leave them in a struggle, so there are preparations for the game with the diamonds, which the runner-up has not yet won this season.
Contact Dan Bitton, who missed the game against Bnei Sakhnin before the break due to injury, is fit to play and may start in the squad.
In the attack there is a dilemma whether to continue with the striker duo Stefa Fritza and Gorja Juvanovic or give up one of them.
Injured Andre Geralds will be absent.
For Netanya, too, this is a very important game, because every point is critical for the team in its attempt to achieve fourth place in the league, which will probably lead to Europe at the end of the season.
Parfaa Guyagon who has recovered from an injury is set to start in the squad.
Flaman Glabov will be absent due to dismissal and will be replaced by Raz Shlomo, who himself finished wanting dismissal.
"Maccabi Tel Aviv is much stronger than it was when we met them," said coach Benny Lam. "We want the crowd to enjoy the team.
"People have a short memory, and I, too, that I'm having a great season, can forget."
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