Maccabi Tel Aviv departed for Armenia Sunday night for the first leg of the third round of Europa League qualifying on Tuesday (19:00 Israel time) for a ticket to the Playoff Round of the competition.
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While Head Coach Vladimir Ivic’s players are preparing for Tuesday’s match, on Monday the Yellow & Blue will find out the identity of their Playoff Round opponent should they advance.
Maccabi will be a part of the Main Path draw and due to their coefficient that has been accumulated over the past number of seasons, the Yellow & Blue will be seeded for the Playoff Round should they eliminate Pyunik.
On Saturday, UEFA narrowed down the possible opponents that will be part of the draw and it was determined that Maccabi or Pyunik will play the winner of one of the following ties:
Sarpsborg (NOR) v HNK Rijeka (CRO)
Nordsjælland (DEN) v Partizan (SRB)
Mariupol (UKR) v Bordeaux (FRA)
Sigma Olomouc (CZE) v Kairat Almaty (KAZ)
