"Feeling a failure": Maccabi Haifa is disappointed, and fears for the continuation of Podgorano's season
"We felt that we were equal against them," said the Greens about the 2:0 against Benfica.
The winger mirrored in tears and may have finished the season, Mohamed in doubt for PSG.
The Israeli champion will make another attempt to add a midfielder, Goni Naor is still on the agenda
Shlomo Weiss, we sent to Lisbon
07/09/2022
Wednesday, 07 September 2022, 08:19
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Maccabi Haifa player Sof Podgorano measured at the end of the match against Benfica (Photo: Shlomo Weiss)
The feeling of being missed in Maccabi Haifa after the 2:0 loss to Benfica Lisbon last night (Tuesday) at the opening of the group stage of the Champions League.
The greens did encounter a very tough opponent, but after the good first half, the belief was that it was possible to leave the Stadium of Light with points.
"Benfika pressed the gas for 10 minutes and that was enough for her," said a player in the team, "we feel a miss because we already felt we were equal in front of them."
At halftime, coach Barak Becher told his players that if they were braver they could surprise, and indeed the greens almost scored at the start of the second half, but then came good minutes of the Portuguese that decided the game.
He thought it was possible to surprise.
Bacher (Photo: GettyImages, Gualter Fatia)
Apart from the disappointment of the loss, in Haifa they came out very bruised and the main concern is around the end of Podgorano.
The young player cried in the dressing room for many minutes and was comforted by his friends.
Even when he got off the bus, Podgurano had tears in his eyes and was in a lot of pain.
The concern in Haifa is that the winger who just joined from Spezia has torn his Achilles tendon and the club is worried that he may have finished the season.
Podgorano will be examined again and then the severity of his injury will finally be determined.
Ali Muhammad was also injured and left the dressing room at the end, but the Nigerian who received Israeli citizenship last week announced that it is not a too serious injury in his estimation and he will return to play soon.
Muhammad will not be in the squad against Sektia Nes Ziona and is also in great doubt for the game against Paris Saint-Germain, but the medical team did not rule out that he will take part in the meeting with the French champions next Wednesday.
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In Haifa, before the end of the registration period, they wanted to add another link to the center of the field, but did not reach an agreement with Aden Shamir and Goni Naor.
Now another attempt will be made, with the Hapoel Jerusalem player still a candidate.
"We wanted to sign a player and we didn't succeed," said Barak Becher, "but we can still bring to the league, and if we think it's necessary, we'll do it."
In another matter, the Israeli champion filed a complaint with the UEFA observer that the green crowd had to wait more than an hour to enter the Amshef field, and this in light of particularly strict inspections by the Portuguese security. In addition to contacting the observer, in Haifa they also contacted the police representative on the spot, and this did speed up the entry of the fans.
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