In the bottom line, Maccabi Haifa also lost their third game in the Champions League, and it is really unimaginable that they will end their participation in the Champions League with zero points.
Like the last time she played in the Champions League, in the 2009/10 season.
But there are two big differences between that campaign of Elisha Levy and the current one of Barak Becher.
First, Maccabi Haifa scores goals.
So, 13 years ago, the Greens finished the six games without a single right goal.
Now, after three games, of which two are away, she already has two goals.
But what is even more impressive is the way Maccabi Haifa plays against top European teams.
Dean David celebrates in Turin, last night,
True, even then, in 2009, Maccabi Haifa looked not bad in some of its games, against Bayern Munich, Bordeaux and... Juventus.
But in the end, she didn't leave a significant mark or memories that fans cherish many years later.
This time it's different.
Charon Sherry's goals against Passage and Dean David's goals against Juventus will not be forgotten by any green fan even in 10 years.
And no one will forget the great first half against the French champions and the exciting minutes yesterday, after Dean David's cringe-worthy goal.
And the main person responsible for all this is Barak Becher.
When Maccabi Haifa was drawn to the most difficult house among all the eight houses of the Champions League, Bachar knew that he had no real chance of qualifying from it to the round of 16.
And third place also seems like an almost impossible task.
Maccabi Haifa also loses in Turin, last night, photo: Shahar Ezran
But Bacher did not shy away from the challenge.
on the contrary.
After his Maccabi Haifa surprised all of Europe by knocking out Olympiakos and Red Star Belgrade in the qualifiers (the victory over Apollon Limassol surprised no one), Bacher realized that he had nothing to fear.
on the contrary.
Maccabi Haifa showed up for the three games without any concerns.
She tried to initiate - sometimes she succeeded and sometimes she didn't - but she never for a moment tried to play defensive football.
She didn't try to play for a result, "kill" the game, banker.
Bacher never played like that in his previous teams either, and beyond that he also knew that if he tried to deviate from his path, he would lose the games anyway.
So what is it worth?
Dean David celebrates in Turin, last night, photo: Reuters
So it's true, the bottom line is Maccabi Haifa lost all three of their games, but for a moment they were not humiliated or were close to it.
She played bravely, against much better teams than her, and in many minutes she was equal to them and even surpassed them.
True, for 90 minutes it was impossible, so she also lost.
But we must not forget the huge differences between the Greens' squad and PSG's, Juventus' and Nefika's squads.
Bacher knows very well what he is doing.
Maccabi Haifa's impressive football at times earned him compliments from Christophe Galtier, Massimiliano Allegri and senior football commentators in France, Italy and Portugal.
Maccabi Haifa fans in Turin.
Another show in green, photo: Shahar Azran
In the Italian newspaper "Toto Sport", for example, they published a large article yesterday that dealt with the tactical flexibility of Maccabi Haifa.
People in Europe are paying attention to Bachar's excellent work.
Because when you do positive things in the Champions League, in Europe people notice it.
And Barak Becher is slowly becoming a household name in European football.
Bachar is only 42 years old.
He has already won five championships in Israel and may win a sixth this season.
In addition, he has an impressive resume in Europe.
This includes two wins over Inter as coach of Hapoel Be'er Sheva, an impressive promotion to the Champions League, positive football that his team plays, and excellent game management ability.
Maccabi Haifa once again stood tall, this time against Juba, photo: Shahar Ezran
In other words, Maccabi Haifa fans should start getting used to the idea that Barak Becher will soon leave.
He never hid his ambition to be an artist in Europe, and the feeling is that it is closer than ever.
Maybe next season.
If Becher wins a third championship in a row this season - and it is known that no Israeli team that played in the Champions League won the championship in the same season - he will no longer have any real challenges left in Israeli football.
And just as good players want to move to Europe, so do coaches.
And Bacher is quality enough and experienced enough (yesterday was his 70th game in the European Cups) to make the move.
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