After a second coronavirus break, the Israeli Premier League resumed with a match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Be’er Sheva. The goalless draw has put in doubt the team’s ability to return after the lockdown weeks.
Arabian Gulf League second matchdays have produced a hint about who is here to fight from the start and who needs some time to adjust. While the giants are sleeping Sharjah and Bani Yas are pushing it to the limit. Included: the ‘Dia Saba Weekly Watch’.
With Nagorno-Karabakh in the background, Maccabi Tel Aviv hosted Qarabağ in the Europa League first matchday. With politics surrounding the Azeri team, it was Maccabi who took things to their own control.
Hapoel Be’er Sheva suffered from three weeks under a nationwide lockdown and a coronavirus breakout in the squad. They recovered tonight with a tremendous win, 3-1 against Slavia Praha.
CAF Champions League semifinals’ first legs between Wydad Casablanca to Al-Ahly Cairo and Raja Casablanca to Zamalek, have exposed the Egyptian advantage over the Moroccans in fitness, squad-depth and the ability to accelerate in empty stadiums.
