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Second in the Europa League: three Israelis in one draw, Noma Kalio will not come
Maccabi Haifa, Betar Jerusalem and Hapoel Beer Sheva are waiting for rivals in the first qualifying round. Four games separate them from the home stage
Tags- Maccabi Haifa
- Beitar Jerusalem
- Hapoel Beer Sheva
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Sunday, 09 August 2020, 13:29After two years without an Israeli representative in the home stage, Maccabi Haifa, Betar Jerusalem and Hapoel Beer Sheva will be together tomorrow (Monday, 14:00) in the first qualifying round of the Europa League. All three are on the side of the rankings and should receive a comfortable draw ahead of the game round. August 27, but in the second round only Be'er Sheva will remain ranked.
The reduction that will take place ahead of the draw will leave only five or six possible rivals for each team. Before the reduction, the Polish Fiest Gliwice and Krakow can be marked as the strongest among the unrated Slavia Sofia and Lokomotiv Plovdiv. From Bulgaria, Botosani from Romania and Slovakia Slovakia, comfortable rivals are not lacking, and they come from San Marino, Finland, Malta, Andorra and also Estonia, but the good news for the Greens: Noma Kalio is ranked and thus avoided another encounter.
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Hapoel Beer Sheva will also be ranked in the second round. Yossi Aboksis (Photo: Danny Maron)In the second round, Maccabi Haifa and Betar Jerusalem are already waiting for luxury clubs such as Milan, Tottenham and Glatsray, or teams of legionnaires such as the Belgrade partisan of Beavers Natcho, Apoel Nicosia of Ben Shehar and Standard Liege of Eden Shamir. Hapoel Beer Sheva will be ranked, and will prefer teams Azerbaijan or the Faroe Islands over Aris Thessaloniki example, or Hamrbi and Gothenburg in Sweden.
We reiterate: this time there is no game interaction, and contrary to the Champions League also includes the playoffs. lottery shall be also the host, which means you need to go through four games to reach the group stage.
yet It is unclear whether foreign groups will be able to land in Israel in light of the corona crisis. The UEFA has announced that in case there are restrictions in a particular country, the host group must find an alternative ground in a neutral country (Cyprus or Greece are the options for Israelis), otherwise it is rejected. Also, if there are guidelines that prevent the away team from flying (or then returning directly to prolonged isolation) here too the home team must find an alternative pitch, otherwise the UEFA will decide where the game will take place.
Continuation of the Europa League schedule:
Preliminary round draw Second: August 31
Game: September 17
Qualifying Round Third: September 1
Game: September 24
Playoff Stage Lottery: September 18
Game: October 1 Home
Stage Lottery: October 2 Home
Stage Games: October 22 to December 10