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Maccabi Haifa Prepares for Challenging Away Match Against Maccabi Tel Aviv Without Striker Melamed

Maccabi Haifa will play Maccabi Tel Aviv away on Monday without injured striker Guy Melamed, aiming to continue their strong start to the season. Coach Barak Bachar plans to keep the same lineup, relying on key players like Bronninio.

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Maccabi Haifa Prepares for Challenging Away Match Against Maccabi Tel Aviv Without Striker Melamed — Illustration by baba

What happened

01Maccabi Haifa faces Maccabi Tel Aviv away on Monday at 20:30.
02Striker Guy Melamed is out due to a calf injury and will not play.
03Coach Barak Bachar likely keeps the same starting eleven from the first match.
04Defense will feature four foreign players: Tsunami, Yila Betay, Pedro, and Nigel Lonwijk.
05Bronninio scored twice in the opener and is expected to start again.
06Police banned fan displays for Maccabi Haifa supporters at Bloomfield Stadium.

About 2,800 Haifa fans will attend, but police have banned fan displays in their section.

Translated and summarized by baba from Walla, the latest report. Read Walla’s original