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Europa League

Maccabi Tel Aviv earns late Champions League first-leg draw vs Pafos

The yellow-and-blue and the Cypriot club played neck-and-neck over the course of 80 minutes.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
MACCABI TEL AVIV players celebrate after substitute Elad Madmon’s second-half injury-time tally gave the yellow-and-blue a 1-1 draw against Pafos FC in their Champions League first-leg duel.
LUCAS VENTURA (in red) and Hapoel Beersheba put up a strong fight, but fell to Bulgarian side Levski Sofia in penalties after a 1-1 two-legged tie in Europa League first-round qualifying.

Beersheba bounced from Europa League • Mac TA preps for Pafos

The Southern Reds will now drop down to the second round of the Conference League, where they will face AEK Athens.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
MACCABI TEL AVIV guard Rokas Jokubaitis drives against Fenerbahce during the yellow-and-blue’s Euroleague loss this week.

Maccabi Tel Aviv’s thin rotation costing it in Europe

It was also a busy week for the other Israeli teams in European basketball competitions, as both “Reds” clubs picked up important wins in EuroCup play.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
FOR THE second straight season, Maccabi Haifa is eying the Champions League group stage after getting past Sheriff Tiraspol in the second round of qualifying.

Maccabi Haifa drops Hapoel Be’er Sheva 3-0

Maccabi Haifa’s 3-0 win over Hapoel Be’er Sheva secures a spot in the Toto Cup semifinals. Goals from Dean David, Gadi Kinda, and Dia Saba.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN

Plenty to ponder after Hapoel Jerusalem’s early European elimination

Odd year of transition continues for Reds, with new players and coach and only local league to focus on

JANUARY 28, 2021ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
HAPOEL JERUSALEM and big man Suleiman Braimoh were ousted from the Balkan League and FIBA Champions League, but still are in the middle of the Israeli Winner League season.