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Maccabi Tel Aviv head coach Slavisa Jokanovic addressed the press after his club's 0:2 victory over Viktoria Plzen

"Today was a very important day today. We defended very well and I knew we would have chances and we Scored the goal's so I'm very happy with the result. We played like big boys. We won and made this important step."

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 What did you tell the club at halftime?

 "I told them very clearly that we have to concentrate in the 2nd half and it's not important if we don't score right away and wait patiently for our chances. I'm very happy with the team's performance and that they followed the plan. Football is about happy and sad feelings. We won the Tel Aviv derby and here in Plzen this week. I must be happy, but we have a very important step ahead. We're dreaming about the Champions League and we will have very exciting games coming up."

How important was this win?

This is a very important step for us and it's normal that we should be happy. We have a great chance in front of us and we played like a team today and that's the best news for us.

What was your thinking behind the substitutions?

I made the substitutions bringing in Nikola Mitrovic in order to make a few more passes and we defended very well until we made the substitutions. We used the other subs to move forward and begin to advance.