August 19, 2015. Maccabi Tel Aviv travelled to Basel for the first leg of the Champions League Playoff Round Qualification matches for the fifth confrontation between the sides.The Swiss outfit who had a fine run in the Champions League the prior year under coach Paulo Sousa were the unquestionable favorites in the upcoming two contests. But one Eran Zahavi wasn’t going to hear anything about it.

In the 31st minute the captain quieted the crowd scoring off of a brilliant Avi Rikan assist. However, the advantage only lasted 6 minutes as Basel drew even from the penalty spot. The score remained as is until the 88th when Embolo scored to give the hosts a 2:1 lead and all looked to be lost, until…