Maccabi Haifa is preparing for the week of games against Apollon Limassol in the Champions League qualifiers.
This is a very important game for the club, since qualifying for the playoffs of the Champions League may bring with it a minimum income of 8.6 million euros.
The team's fans are also crazy.
As of this moment, only 1,200 places have been confirmed for the away crowd in the second leg in Nicosia next Wednesday.
The problem is that a much higher amount has already purchased plane tickets to Cyprus and will try to purchase tickets to the local stands.
"We understand the madness and try to help within the possibilities we have," said the club, where they hope to increase the quota by Apollon management in the next day.
Dean David.
Yeftah on the bench?, Photo: Oded Karni
Regarding the home game on Wednesday, in a short time, 27 thousand tickets were stolen.
It is estimated that approximately 3,000 additional seats will be opened for the benefit of Haifa fans due to the fact that Limassol fans are not expected to come to Israel but only a few, similar to the meeting with Olympiakos about two weeks ago.
From a professional point of view, coach Barak Becher sent a clear message to the players: "The match against Olympiakos is behind us. We need to get down to the ground because we are very far from completing the task."
Becher is considering returning to a back four formation against the Cypriots.
In such a situation, midfielder Omar Atzili may return to the 11, most likely in place of Dean David.
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