Shlomi Azulay, the Maccabi Tel Aviv midfielder spoke about the first round second leg Europa League qualifying match that take solace later today, 18:00 Israel Time in Albania against Tirana. Following the club’s 2:0 win last week in Israel, the Yellow & Blue will look to advance to the next round but also knows that anything can still happen:
“We won the first match 2:0 but for us that was just the first half. We still have another match and hopefully we will successfully pass that test. Crazier things have happened and it can be a dangerous game.”
Match preparations:
“We have prepared like we usually do and this is an important match for us as it’s a European contest. Jordi prepared us well both from video analysis to certain drills in training and we will be ready to go.”
Weather conditions:
“We also train at these times of the day in Israel so we are used to this type of heat and we are professionals. The goal is to get through the match and advance to the next round.”
