Avi Rikan, the Maccabi Tel Aviv midfielder spoke about his side’s Champions League qualification match at the Netanya Stadium in front of the home crowd against Cluj:
“It was just the first half and we have a very important match tomorrow. We have to come in very well prepared, score goals and be very intense. I’m sure that’s what will be. We will play a quality game and I’m sure we can score some goals. We will bring a lot of intensity into the match.” 
Fans to be an important factor:
“We have 90+ minutes and we have a lot of faith and confidence after analyzing last match. There is plenty of time to score and we of course don’t want to give up a goal. The fans will play a big part and they will be an important factor for us in a sold out stadium. I’m sure we will do it.”
Giving up a goal off a set piece:
“We work on that aspect of the game a lot as we did last season. I can’t put a finger on why we gave up a goal but we have to make sure that it doesn’t happen again.”
Playing better:
“I know we can play better than we did last match. We looked at the stats after the game and we could do more and you will see that tomorrow. We all are at fault for the goal as we are also responsible for clean sheets.”
Pressure:
“There will be pressure and if a player can’t handle that then they are in the wrong profession. We will take that pressure to the good side and use that to help us score which we have plenty of time to do so.”
Advancing:
“When I came to Maccabi four years ago we advanced all the way to the Champions League. Our goal is to advance past Cluj. We don’t have an easy match tomorrow and we all have to give over 100% and just think about the match and nothing more.”
