A day of Champions League football begins tomorrow as Maccabi Tel Aviv faces Dynamo Kyiv on Matchday Two of the Champions League Group Stages. Prior to the main event at Sammy Ofer Stadium, the Maccabi youth side will play its Dynamo Kyiv counterpart at Grundman Stadium in Ramat HaSharon at 13:00.
After the loss against Chelsea in England, the Yellow-and-Blue will attempt to pick up their first points tomorrow. Head Coach Ziv Arie spoke to the official website about how the players are feeling about playing in the illustrious competition, the match against Dynamo Kyiv and the importance of the supporters at the match:
“I believe that there is a lot of excitement amongst the players, but we are trying to keep a low profile. Every match in a European competition is an amazing experience for us and we are trying to be as professional as possible and separate ourselves from all of the excitement that comes with it.”
On the desire to pick up points tomorrow:
“As crazy as it may sound so we believed that we could defeat Chelsea. It’s important for us to look good, play attractive football and compete as these levels against these types of teams and to take some points. Dynamo Kyiv’s youth side might not be at the level of Chelsea’s but they are still at a higher level than what we would normally face.”
On the importance of the supporters tomorrow:
“We purposely picked a small stadium so that the fans can be a part of the action. It’s important that there’s a good football atmosphere with a lot of supporters in general and especially ours.”
