Maccabi Tel Aviv
Back where they belong: Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv in Euroleague Final Four
After a three-year hiatus, Israel’s most successful basketball club is just a win away from another appearance in a Euroleague championship game. But first, they’ll have to get past an old rival in the Final Four.
As the only team in the 2014 Euroleague Final Four that did not reach this stage of the tournament last season, Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv may seem like the underdogs.
The truth is, however, that Maccabi is right back where they belong – in contention for the title. Maccabi are making their 12th Euroleague Final Four appearance. They won consecutive Euroleague titles in 2004 and 2005, and three years ago fell just short of the trophy in the final against Panathinaikos Athens.
Maccabi have made it to the championship game in all five of their last Final Four appearances: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2011.
Standing in the way of Maccabi and the final, however, is a familiar foe: CSKA Moscow, making their 11th Final Four appearance in 12 years. The two teams have played in plenty of big games, including the Euroleague final in 2006 and 2008. CSKA won in both years, but, but this time Maccabi may have the upper hand.
“The wonderful achievement in reaching the Final Four is first of all the achievement of an entire complex and supportive system,” said David Blatt, Maccabi’s head coach. “Special credit goes to DHL Express who put in an enormous organizational effort as the team’s Official Logistics Partner.”
DHL Express Israel has partnered with Maccabi since 2011. It’s been a treat watching the team build toward their long-awaited return to the Euroleague Final Four.
“DHL Express Israel is proud to be the logistic partner of Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv, which shares our values of excellence, passion and speed,” said Yair Bitton, head of DHL Express Israel. “We wish success to the team and players in the Final Four.”
The game against CSKA Moscow is Friday, May 15 at 6 p.m. CET in Milan, Italy. Later that night, FC Barcelona take on Real Madrid in an all-Spanish semi-final. The winners advance to the final on Sunday, May 18.
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