Apollon Limassol will host Maccabi Haifa tomorrow (Wednesday, 20:00) at the Sami Ofer Stadium for the first match in the third qualifying round of the Champions League.
Before the game, Apollon's coach, Alexander Zurniger, spoke at a press conference, which was held at the Haifa Stadium.
"We have a tough game waiting for us, we will do our best to reach Cyprus with a good result," said the coach at the beginning of his words, "Haifa has the advantage of having played official games, our advantage is that they cannot analyze us yet. I think it is a 50-50 game .
Maccabi Haifa in training, photo: Maor Alxalsi
"We worked on the coordination last week in Austria, the players know what I demand of them, this is my second year with them, it is an advantage that they know me and I know them. Even if Ronaldo, Neymar and Messi were to come, they would not be used to our style. I am happy that this is the second year that we Running together."
When asked if he is afraid of Haifa's threatening ability, Zurniger replied: "I am afraid of the situation that exists in Ukraine, not of football. We will have to start strong, we will have to know how to attack Palanich and how to protect Piero. We have an aggressive style, there is no doubt that it will be an open game." .
Maccabi Haifa in training, photo: Maor Alxalsi
About Ido Shahar, who is expected to be included in the squad tomorrow: "He arrived in a foreign country, but so far he shows that he wants to be involved in the game, he has the aggressiveness that suits our style of play, he still has room for improvement, but for his age we are definitely satisfied with him."
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