"To play against Eran Zehavi? It will be very strange for both sides"

After the derby celebrations, Maccabi Tel Aviv is preparing for the double meeting against PSV in the Conference League (Thursday, 19:45, Sport3): "Just as it will be special for Eran, it will be strange for us too."

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Yaniv Tuchman

14/02/2022

Monday, 14 February 2022, 11:31 Updated: 11:34

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Summary: Vitsa - PSV Eindhoven 5: 0 (Sport 1)

After calming down from the celebrations of the derby victory, Maccabi Tel Aviv has begun preparations for the first of two games against PSV Indhoven, which will be held this coming Thursday as part of the knockout stage of the Conference League (19:45, Sport 3).

The next morning the team will take off on a chartered plane directly to Eindhoven Airport in order to achieve a good result in the game, one that will transfer the decision to Bloomfield in ten days.

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Due to the fact that it finished home in the Conference League only in second place after Lasek Linz, Maccabi Tel Aviv must pass the PSV that was relegated from the Europa League, in order to advance to the eighth finals of the factory.

Beyond the meetings that can bring a lot of money to Maccabi Tel Aviv, these are of course very special games that await the players against Eran Zehavi.

"Obviously it will be strange to play against Eran," Maccabi Tel Aviv said this morning.

"But it is the beauty of football that has long had such special meetings. Just as Eran will be special to play against Maccabi Tel Aviv and certainly in Bloomfield, it will be strange for those who played with him here at Maccabi and the national team. It will be very strange for both Eran and Eran."

Maccabi Tel Aviv coach Mladen Krastic will have to decide whether to keep his squad from the derby or make changes to the lineup as well as the squad.

It is possible that Georgia Juvanovic will open in the Netherlands after coming off the bench in the last two games and scoring a winning goal in every game.

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