Israeli Maccabi head coach George Donis said this at a press conference before the match against Qarabag in Tel Aviv in the first round of the group stage of the Europa League, Offsideplus.az reports quoting Report.

The 51-year-old specialist said that they threatened the representative of Agdam: "Karabakh is a balanced and strong team in defense and attack." A very difficult game awaits us. Our goal was to participate in the group stage of the European Cups. We reached our first goal. We will fight to earn points in every game. I believe that if we play well, we can leave the group. But we must go step by step. So far, we are only thinking about tomorrow's game. We believe in ourselves and have several goals. We have to start the Europa League well and win the first home game. "

He added: "I think the last two weeks have been good for us because some players have recovered from the coronavirus and joined training. Those who started training with the team today are ready for tomorrow's game. Some of the players are ill. "They were asymptomatic and worked well in training. Some of them feel tired. Every player is in a different situation. To win the match, we have to decide which 11 players we will release."

Donis reminded that he will not be in the technical zone due to the penalty: "My assistant will sit in the technical zone. I ask the players to be aware of the little things. I think they can do a very good job with a professional team. It is difficult for me not to be in the technical zone. I will try to pay attention to. "

The Maccabi-Qarabag match, which will take place on October 22 at Bloomfield Stadium, will start at 23:00 Baku time.