There are plenty of unforgettable Maccabi Tel Aviv matches in Europe including some wins that helped Maccabi advance to the group stages of European competition. We decided to choose three of those, three of the greatest victories in Europe for the Yellow & Blue.
As we get ready for tonights’s contest at 20:00 against Dundalk on the decisive Matchday that will determine who will advance to the Europa League Round of 32, we chose some of the best of the best to look back at.
August 2004, Champions League Qualification match, PAOK – Maccabi Tel Aviv, First Leg
Maccabi Tel Aviv faced off against the Greek side in the Playoff Round of the Champions League qualification competition when Israel had two representatives in the tournament. The Yellow & Blue, under the tutelage of Nir Klinger came into the match as the underdog, however the result was a bit different. WATCH
August 2011, Playoff Round Europa League, Maccabi Tel Aviv – Panathinaikos, First Leg
Bloomfield was going crazy. The Yellow & Blue came into the contest with a ton of confidence and belief that they could do it. The top Greek side was considered the favorite, however, Eliran Atar and Moussa Konate didn’t think so.
November 2013, Matchday Four Europa League, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Eintract Frankfurt
TV and radio personality Harel Slutsky looked back at the big win in the 2013/14 campaign: “I have one amazing memory from the match that I wasn’t at. The game against Frankfurt took place as we were filming the show ‘HaYechida’. I was at an army camp in Nordia and I had a ticket to the match but I gave it to my brother. When we were filming they took away our mobile phones but I was able to find out the result from one of the guys from the production team and every time I there was a goal I jumped from one side to the other while thinking to myself, how could I be missing this game. The second half begins and the German outfit makes it 3:2 and I remember that as we were wrapping up the filming, I kept refreshing my phone and all of a sudden I got word that Zahavi scored a penalty. I jumped for joy and the thoughts about missing the match didn’t bother me until the next day.”
