After scoring 4 points in its 2 games in the Conference League so far, Maccabi Tel Aviv will be hosted tomorrow (Thursday, 17:30) by H.I.K.
Helsinki for the game in the 3rd round of the houses stage.
"This is not a team we've met in the past, it means we have to be one hundred percent prepared for the unknown," Patrick van Leven said on the tour.
On the synthetic turf surface in the stadium: "It's not something that is new to our players, it's true that it's not a surface that we play on regularly. We will adapt to that in training."
Captain Sharan Yeni also commented on the cold weather: "It is not new to us but we will have to adapt to the conditions. I believe it will be fine in this respect. We are professionals and we separate the games properly. Our results in Europe so far have been fine and we hope to continue on this line." .
Patrick Van Leven.
Critical game ?, Photo: Courtesy of Maccabi Tel Aviv
On the importance of the game to the fight at home, he added: "This is a very critical game in my eyes. I hope the result will be a result we will love."
