Maccabi Tel Aviv picked up their second victory in as many games and advanced to the second round of Europa League qualifying. The Yellow & Blue came into the second leg with Gorica holding a big lead from the first match and also enjoyed Yossi Benayoun’s first goal in his debut.
The veteran spoke to the Official Website following the contest and talked about his first appearance in Yellow & Blue: “It’s always great to score but what’s most important is that we advanced to the next round. I was happy to have the opportunity to play for the first time this evening.”
On the next round opponent:
“I think that this was the toughest team we could’ve have gotten at this stage. They have some good players like Arshavin and Tymoshchuk as well as other quality foreign players. It will be difficult but we have a good team and we believe in ourselves. This will not be an easy battle.”
His role in the Club:
“I’m used to playing on the wing. I played there all of the years I was in England, however, if it’s the middle or the wing, the most important thing is that I play. This was not an easy game, but now we’ll rest and make sure we come into the next math ready.”
