Maccabi Tel Aviv held their final preparations ahead of the the first leg of the Europa League Playoff Round on Thursday (20:05 Israel time) at Sarpsborg in Norway. Itay Shechter, the Yellow & Blue striker addressed the assembled media at the prematch press conference:
“We know that this is a very tough side and we are prepared for a difficult match. We’re here to give it our all in order to obtain a good result. We will do our best but in football you never know what the result will be. We are ready for anything and everything.”
About the conditions in Sarpsborg:
“It’s a bit chilly but that’s something which may help us run. We have experienced players and we will be ready. We have two super difficult matches coming up and we will do everything in our power to bring back a good result and achieve our goal.”
The squad:
“We built a good and strong squad so that we have players who will be ready for every match. We prepare from match to match. The game tomorrow is important for the club and then we will begin to prepare for the upcoming matches.”
