UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2017/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Eden Arena - Prague Thursday 14 September 2017 19.00CET (19.00 local time) SK Slavia Praha Group A - Matchday 1 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC Last updated 14/09/2017 14:26CET

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1 SK Slavia Praha - Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC Thursday 14 September 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Eden Arena, Prague

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• #EQUALGAME This week, football fans watching UEFA Europa League matches in stadiums, online and on TV will witness the premiere of the new UEFA RESPECT TV ads, called #EqualGame. The adverts feature Ada Hegerberg, Lionel Messi, Paul Pogba, Cristiano Ronaldo and amateur players and will run throughout the season to promote inclusion, diversity and accessibility in European Football with the motto "Everyone has the right to enjoy football, no matter who you are, where you're from, or how you play." More information on the campaign and on the advertisements can be found in the accompanying media release and on the campaign website: www.equalgame.com. Slavia Praha have struggled for goals at home in Europe of late, and will need to be on their guard as they welcome Maccabi Tel-Aviv in their UEFA Europa League Group A opener. Previous meetings • The sides are meeting for the first time in UEFA competition, and it is Slavia's first encounter with Israeli opponents. • In their only past meeting with Czech opposition, Maccabi eliminated Viktoria Plzeň in the 2015/16 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, losing 2-1 at home but winning 2-0 away en route to reaching the group stage. Form guide • Czech champions Slavia have not conceded in their two European home games this season – a 1-0 win against BATE and 0-0 draw with APOEL in UEFA Champions League qualifying – yet they have scored only once in their last four UEFA matches at Eden Arena (0-0, 0-3, 1-0, 0-0). • Maccabi are now unbeaten in nine European fixtures (W8 D1), including all eight of their UEFA games this season (W7 D1). In fact, they have won their four 2017/18 continental away matches without conceding (3-0, 2-0, 1-0, 1-0), including last time out at play-off rivals Altach. • Edged out by APOEL in the UEFA Champions League play-offs, Slavia made it through the UEFA Cup group stage in 2005/06, falling short in 2008/09, but fell short in their only previous UEFA Europa League group campaign of 2009/10. • Maccabi have progressed from the first qualifying round to the UEFA Europa League group stage for a second straight season. They were league and cup runners-up in Israel last term. Links and trivia • The journey from Tel Aviv to Prague is around 2,600km. • Slavia's Ruslan Rotan played for Dnipro in their 2015 UEFA Europa League final defeat by Sevilla; goalkeeper Jan Lastůvka was an unused substitute for the Ukrainians. • Slavia keeper Přemysl Kovář played in Israel with Hapoel Haifa (2014–16). • Maccabi are one of three teams to have come all the way from first qualifying round to group stage this season, along with Crvena zvezda and Skënderbeu. The coaches • A Czechoslovak league runner-up in 1992/93 as a Slavia , Jaroslav Šilhavý returned to the club after a 22- year absence in September 2016. Having won the Czech crown as Liberec boss in 2011/12, he triumphed again with Slavia in 2017. • Jordi Cruyff took over as Maccabi boss in 2017 after five years as the club's . The son of Dutch great , he played for Barcelona and Manchester United and reached the 2001 UEFA Cup final with Alavés.

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Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended QUAL: All UEFA qualifiers UEL: Current season total UEFA Europa League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday UEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa League, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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