Outside the lines, 18.9/Video editing: Ziv Steiner
Barak Bahar, Omri Glazer and Red Star Belgrade will face one of their biggest tests of the season tomorrow (Tuesday, 22:00) when they host European champions Manchester City in Manchester. The Serbian team will come into the match after a disappointing loss in the league, and the Israeli coach knows that this is the toughest away game in the group stage, but demands that his players raise the level and believes in his team.
Barak Bachar was asked about the preparations for the game against the European champions: "We didn't have too much time to prepare for the game, because the other day we played in the league and lost. A new task awaits us, we all know what kind of team we will play against and how we will have to work intensively towards the best team in the world. There is still time until the game, but I believe in the team."
The Israeli coach added: "I liked what the best coach in history said, but the important thing for me is that tomorrow after the game we will sit down, look each other in the eye and say to the whole team that we did the best in the game. We need to be brave and smart."
"I believe in the group." Behar/GettyImages, Srdjan Stevanovic
Regarding the formation and tactical changes to which he was prepared, he said: "I'm not going to talk about things like changes for tomorrow. We will have to be ready, raise our level of play and make sure everything goes as we plan. I hope we have a good day for us and a bad day for Manchester City."
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