Group Stage of the UEFA Champions League is getting closer every day and the last teams standing in the qualification rounds are fighting to gain a spot among Europe's finest. In the first leg of one of the semifinals clash, we have Maccabi Haifa, from Israel, receiving Apollon, from Cyprus, at Sammy Offer Stadium. The home team is expected to win, so betting for them is recommended.

The Israelians were lead actors in one of the biggest surprises of the previous stage. After a 1-1 draw playing home in the first leg, they showed a wonderful display of football to destroy greek side Olympiakos by 4-0 and earn their spot in the semifinals after a 5-1 on aggregate.

This amazing show of attacking play is also accompanied by a tough defence that proved its efficience last season, conceding less than a goal by match in the Ligat ha'Al. This combination raises the hopes of both players and fans to get a good result at home in order to continue ahead in their European dream.

On the other side, Apollon has not showed a good form in the preseason friendlies. The team lost some key players from last season in this transfer market and lots of new names have arrive, but the squad is still to show how they put together for the upcoming competition.

欧洲冠军联赛小组赛的日子一天天临近，最后进入资格赛的球队正在争夺欧洲最好的位置。在半决赛的第一回合比赛中，我们有来自以色列的海法马卡比在 Sammy Offer 体育场接受来自塞浦路斯的利阿波罗的挑战。主队有望获胜，因此建议选择主队胜。

以色列人是前一阶段最大惊喜之一的主角。在首回合主场1-1战平后，他们展现了精彩的足球表演，以4-0击败希腊球队奥林匹亚科斯，并以总比分5-1晋级半决赛。

这种惊人的进攻表现也伴随着强硬的防守，上赛季证明了它的效率，在 Ligat ha'Al 的比赛中每场失球不到一球。这种组合让球员和球迷都寄希望于在主场取得好成绩，以继续他们的欧洲梦。

在另一方面，阿波罗在季前友谊赛中并没有表现出很好的状态。球队在这个转会市场上失去了一些上赛季的关键球员，并且很多新名字已经到来，但球队仍然需要展示他们如何为即将到来的比赛而组合在一起。预测海法马卡比胜。