In the first group stage Maccabi will face Malaga, Pilsen, Aris, Cibona, Le Mans, Rytas and Milano
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv was drawn in Group B of the 2007/08 Euroleague season, with Spanish side Malaga, Efes Pilsen (Turkey), Aris (Greece), Cibona Zagreb (Croatia), Le Mans (France), Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuania) and Armani Milano (Italy).
Maccabi will start its European Campaign at home’ Nokia Arenan’ on October 25th against Le Mans from France, who recently signed Israeli guard Raviv Limonad.
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Maccabi Elite head coach Oded Kattash:
“David Blatt is coming to Nokia Arena and that’s going to be very nice. It didn’t matter to me that much in which group we’ll play, because we are Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv and here the target is clear, to always aim to the highest place possible, no matter if the group is easy, average or tough. Maybe we didn’t get many big and tough opponents in the first stage, but that means
that we’ll meet them in the next stage. On paper, the strongest teams in our group are Unicaja, that surely will build a good team because the Final Four is in Spain this year, and Blatt’s Efes Pilsen.”
Maccabi GM Zvika Sherf: “we must not under estimate any team. Our group has teams with a lot of traditions, and it’s always tough to play in places like Istanbul, Thessaloniki and Vilna. However, the most important thing is how we are going to develop as a team”.
Maccabi Tel Aviv’s schedule:
Day 1 – October 25 Vs Le Mans
Day 2 – November 1 At Lietuvos Rytas
Day 3 – November 8 Vs Efes Pilsen
Day 4 – November 15 At Malaga
Day 5 – November 22 Vs Cibona
Day 6 – November 29 At Milano
Day 7 – December 6 Vs Aris
Day 8 – December 13 At Le Mans
Day 9 – December 20 Vs Lietuvos Rytas
Day 10 – January 3 At Efes Pilsen
Day 11 – January 10 Vs Malaga
Day 12 – January 17 At Cibona
Day 13 – January 24 Vs Milano
Day 14 – January 31 At Aris
