Ahead of the game against Leverkusen, Yossi Aboksis referred to allegations about the Portuguese's savage behavior: "The referees and the professional committee decided not to punish him" • On the tough opponent: "A typical German team"
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Alan Shiver
Hapoel B'Shlosha will host German Leverkusen tomorrow (Thursday) in the third round of the Europa League. All teams at home have the same balance of win and loss, so the third round becomes significant in the picture of promotion from home.
So far, Yossi Aboksis' team has beaten Slavia Prague and lost to French side Nice.
On the face of it, Leverkusen have the strongest team at home and Yossi Aboksis referred to it at the press conference ahead of the game: "Leverkusen has a typical German team, a strong team. They are not just at the top of the German league. We have played against tough teams in this house. They have excellent players and have been in good shape for a long time. .
"As for the odds, I always believe we can do something, especially after what we did against Plzen and Slavia Prague. In one game anything is possible."
Asked about the behavior of the Portuguese Joshua in recent games, Abouxis clarified: "Everyone is talking about him, there are those who have to decide on this issue. The referees and the professional committee have decided not to punish him. It is true he is emotional, but I prefer someone who sometimes loses his head than someone indifferent."
Joshua will start in the squad against the Germans despite the load.
Aboksis is disappointed with the number of players who started in the league game against Bnei Sakhnin (2-2) and is therefore expected to return to the lineup and the team that worked in the home stage.
Miguel Vitor will return to the center of defense, while at the front there is a dispute between Jonathan Agudello and Anthony Varane, who scored a double on Saturday.