2023-10-20 12:26:58
The UEFA Executive Committee has agreed, in view of the war situation in Israel and the Gaza Strip, “after an exhaustive assessment of the current security situation” in Israeli territory, that no matches are played there European match until further notice, as well as postponing the Villarreal-Maccabi Haifa Europa League match to Wednesday, December 6.
The continental organization, as reported this Thursday in a statement, has requested the Israel Football Association and its clubs, Maccabi Haifa and Maccabi Tel-Aviv, to propose alternative venues and stadiums outside the country’s territory to play their matches as locals while this decision is in force.
UEFA has also announced that the Villarreal-Maccabi Haifa Europa League match, scheduled for Thursday 26 at the Cerámica, has been postponed to Wednesday 6 December, and the Maccabi Tel Aviv-Zorya Luhansk, from the League Conference, on Saturday 25 November.
Jeremy Pino, KO
On the other hand, Villarreal confirmed, this Thursday, the injury of the international striker Yeremy Pino, who is suffering from muscle damage to the hamstrings of his left leg, according to medical tests, although the club has not given to know an estimated time of leave.
Pino was injured a little over a week ago in the match against Unión Deportiva Las Palmas that was played at the Ceràmica stadium, from which the player had to leave at the end of the first half.
Initially, the estimated recovery time could be between four and six weeks at least, which undoubtedly means a significant loss for Villarreal during this period.
The Canarian winger joins the also injured Denis Suárez, while it seems that the good news for Villarreal would be the recovery of midfielder Francis Coquelin, unprecedented this season.
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