Tonight (20:45, NOKIA Arena) vs Real Madrid, 90-75 winners of the first game and is on a 3-0 at the Top 16. Burstein still side lined.
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv and Real Madrid will tomnight (20:45, NOKIA Arena), meet for the 35th time in Euro competitions in another of those games you can not afford to lose. Since February 23, when they met in Madrid, Maccabi has proved they are on the way up with win vs Ulker, Climamio & Hapoel Jerusalem in the cup final. Tal Burstein has missed the last two games through injury and will still be side lined tonight. Captain Derrick Sharp will be upgraded once more and if he can reproduce the form he showed in the cup final, Maccabi will be in a strong position. In Madrid Will Solomon played with an injured hand and did not score a point. This time it could be a different story. Real`s coach Bozidar Maljkovic, is Europe most decorated coach and his leading players are Serb Igor Rakocevic, Americans Kuis Bullock & Venson Hamilton, Belgian Axel Hervelle & Spaniard Felipe Reyes. A Maccabi win will be the 14th vs Real. A 16 pts win will put Maccabi at the top of Group E. In another game in this group Ulker will host Climamio Bologna.
