About 1,500 Maccabi Haifa fans make their way in a secured bus convoy from Athens to the "Georgios Kraiskakis" stadium in Piraeus.
During the last day, the instructions of the Greek police were given to all Maccabi Haifa fans: "There is no way to enter the stadium without the secured bus convoy. A fan who arrives independently will not be able to get to the vicinity of the stadium at all for security reasons and fear of clashes with Olympiakos fans."
Most of the fans understood the message and gathered near the old stadium of the Pantheaikos team, where the police determined the meeting point.
Unlike the last two days, this time the Haifa fans came with all the cheering accessories in their possession.
Maccabi Haifa fans on their way to Piraeus // Photo: Liav Nachmani
The instructions of the police are strict.
No bags or objects of any kind can be brought in, while coins will also be left outside the stands.
Zion, one of the fans who arrived at the gathering area said: "We understood that there was a fear of violence and we did everything they asked of us. We came to cheer our team, we will reach every corner of the world as we have done until today in the hope that the evening will end in peace and with the ticket to the next stage of the Champions League."
All in all, hundreds of police and security guards will maintain order tonight at the stadium in Piraeus, which will not be full to capacity.
There is a complete buffering between the audiences when even at the end of the game, the Maccabi Haifa fans will have to wait for about an hour in the stands until the local crowd completely disperses.
Maccabi Haifa fans on their way to Piraeus, photo: Liav Nachmani
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