The Yellow-and-Blue will visit Doha Stadium and face Bnei Sakhnin Monday at 20:30 on Matchday Fourteen to open up the second round of WINNER League matches. The next 13 fixtures will be the reverse games from the previous round as Maccabi defeated Bnei Sakhnin on Matchday One, 3:2 at Bloomfield Stadium. Head Coach Slavisa Jokanovic addressed the media prior to the club’s training session in preparation for the tough away tilt:

“The objective for Maccabi Tel Aviv is to always win the domestic league. We have a chance to win two titles going forward. Our obligation is to push forward and continue to play. Yesterday, very few teams scored goal, four teams games ended in a goalless draw, I’m sure we will attack and try to open up the game early. We need to play with passion.”

The level of play in the Israeli league:

“There is not a big difference between the Israeli clubs. Many teams try to surprise us with a counter attack and that is the style of the teams in this league. We have to try to find a balance between our attack and to try and not be surprised with a counter attack.”

Wrapping up the Champions League:

“I don’t know how Maccabi played the last two seasons in the Champions League. We tried to give our best performance. This is what we could do at the moment and this was the best at this time. I’m sure in the future we will be more competitive in this tournament.”

Improving in the Champions League:

“I need five foreign players that can make a difference on the pitch. That would be helpful to compete. The Israeli players are able to play in this tournament. We are fighting to play at this level and we have to improve ourselves. I expect we will do better going forward. What is our ambition? Do we want to improve or are we happy with the past two months. I’m sure that we want to improve.”