Ido Shahar scored the fifth and final goal as Maccabi thrashed TSC Backa Topola 5-1 on the way to an 8-1 aggregate victory in the Playoff that booked Maccabi a place in the inagural Europa League phase. “It is great joy, we are so excited especially under the new format it is just mad. We are over the moon for qualifying but obviously there is a long season ahead and we must continue doing everything in order to keep on winning matches.”
Shahar, who scored his first goal of the 2024/25 campaign but second career goal in Europe, added: “This goal is a small bonus but I am really hapoy the team won and we reached the Europa League. We will be happy with every team we receive as it is going to be an amazing experience. We will do our best to make our fans happy and give a few moments of joy, especially during such times our country is currently experiencing.”
