Two years ago this week, the Yellow-and-Blue made history in Europe at the Stade Chaban-Delmas when Maccabi faced French side Bordeaux FC in the Europa League. After drawing 0:0 against APOEL Nicosia, Paula Sousa and his players came to France to play in one of the toughest home stadiums where they were able to turnaround a deficit and pick up their first win in the Europa League.
Maccabi began the match with a wave of attacks by Eran Zahavi, Rada Prica, Barak Itzhaki and Omri Altman as they continuously threatened Bordeaux ‘keeper Kevin Olimpa but came up empty each time. It took some time for the hosts to get into the game but they did as well when Diego Rolan and Maxime Poundje had chances on Maccabi’s ‘keeper Juan Pablo who was up to the task to keep the first half scoreless.
The second half began on the wrong foot for Maccabi as the now Maccabi Haifa player Ludovic Obraniak led the way for Bordeaux to take a 1:0 lead on a goal that was headed in by the Brazilian Jussie. However, Maccabi began to turn up the offense looking for the equalizer that would finally come in the 71st minute when 
Zahavi sent a deep ball to Prica who passed it to Itzhaki on the right. Number 10 knew exactly what to do and scored an easy goal putting the ball behind Olimpa and draw the Yellow-and-Blue even.
Just eight minutes later history was made in France. Prica sent the ball to a streaking Dor Micha who had come on for Mahran Radi in the 65th minute as Micha would use the outside part of his boot to put the ball into the Bordeaux goal and give Maccabi a 2:1 lead that they would not relinquish at the Stade Chaban-Delmas for their historic win.
