Hapoel Beer Sheva wants to follow in the footsteps of Maccabi Haifa and also open the second round of the group stage with a home victory. The cup holder has earned two points so far in Group C and knows that a victory tomorrow (Thursday, 22:00, Sport4) against Lech Poznan, a week after the 0:0 away draw, will jump her above the Polish champions and place her in second place and in an excellent position to qualify for the next stage of the conference Lig.
But the preparations are not optimal as far as Eliniv Barda is concerned. Apart from the injured Ramzi Spuri, the coach will also miss Or Dadia who is suffering from a small tear in the hamstring and is expected to be absent for about three weeks, and Iyad Abu Abid is in doubt. In view of the fact that Andre Martins and Adrien Faun are also not available to Barda because they are not registered for Europe, some youth players may sit on the bench.
Elyaniv Barda He said at the press conference: “We have a somewhat short squad this time, but whoever is on the squad should be enough. It’s nice from the club’s point of view that we can add four or five youth players who can absorb the atmosphere and be part of the game in Europe. This is a positive thing. We played two days ago, an important game in the league , and Shafi played 90 minutes. We’ll see in practice and decide who will play.”
On the opponent: “I am concentrating on my team and the way in which they will play. Poznan is a good team and it will be a tough game, we respect them a lot, but we will try to play our game.”
the captain Miguel Vitor He added: “Leh Poznan is a good team, we knew before the game in Poland that it was 50:50 and we saw it too. We had good situations and showed that we can win, but tomorrow we will have to do it. If we win, we will take a very important step towards the next stage. This is a game Critical and I hope we get three points.”
On the rush: “We knew there would be a tight schedule until the World Cup. We dreamed of being in Europe and it was clear to us that it would not be easy because every three days there is a game. We are experienced players and know how to handle it. We decided that I won’t play 90 minutes in the last game, I have to listen to my body and we tried to regulate my minutes.”
On Or in Lorient: “Or is a quality and talented player, he is a good addition to the squad and I think he has a bright future ahead of him. He needs time to get in shape, but I am sure he will be an important player for the club in the future.”
Lech Poznan landed in Israel without Adriel Ba Lua, the actor from the Ivory Coast who did not receive a visa to Israel. The Polish champions have recently been recovering after a bad start to the season and have not conceded in their last four games in all competitions, although they have also scored only one goal in the last three. Joel Pereira will return to the lineup after getting a rest in the league, as will the star Mikael Ishak who settled for 11 minutes as a substitute in the 0:1 against Radom. Afonso Souza was injured in the league and stayed at home, and left back Barry Douglas will also be absent after starting last week against Be’er Sheva. Pedro Rabucho is expected to fill his place.
Coach John van den Broome held a press conference before takeoff and said: “I expect a much tougher game than it was in Poznan, because of several aspects. Hapoel Beer Sheva has fanatical fans who will be significant tomorrow and the opponent must win if they want to continue in Europe, but we also have The same goal and victory will bring us very close to the next stage. That’s why I expect an open game.”
About the problem in the attack he said: “I would be upset if we didn’t create situations. We had many situations against Radom on Sunday and we could have won 0:3 or 0:4, then we wouldn’t have discussed the issue of effectiveness in front of the goal at all. My strikers are confident in themselves and I know that he They will begin to occupy.”
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The games that will remain
October 27:
Villarreal – Hapoel Beer Sheva
Austria Vienna – go to Poznan
November 3:
Hapoel Beer Sheva – Austria Vienna
Go to Poznan – Villarreal