Uefa Europa League

UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2017/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Netanya Municipal Stadium - Netanya Thursday 28 September 2017 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC Group A - Matchday 2 Villarreal CF

Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Team facts 4 Squad list 6 Fixtures and results 9 Match-by-match lineups 12 Match officials 14 Legend 15

1 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC - Villarreal CF Thursday 28 September 2017 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit Netanya Municipal Stadium, Netanya

Previous meetings Head to Head No UEFA competition matches have been played between these two teams Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC - CD 1-1 Gadi Brumer 49; Vivar 25/09/1996 R1 Tel Aviv Tenerife agg: 3-4 Dorado 43 Vivar Dorado 45, CD Tenerife - Maccabi Tel-Aviv Santa Cruz de Kodro 57, Pinilla 67; 10/09/1996 R1 3-2 FC Tenerife Mizrahi 60, Nimni 88 (P)

Villarreal CF - Record versus clubs from opponents' country Villarreal CF have not played against a club from their opponents' country

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 4 Villarreal CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC - Villarreal CF Thursday 28 September 2017 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit Netanya Municipal Stadium, Netanya Match background

Maccabi Tel-Aviv lost away on matchday one but will look to get their UEFA Europa League Group A campaign up and running at home against group stage regulars Villarreal. Previous meetings • The sides are meeting for the first time; it is Villarreal's first encounter with Israeli opponents. • In their only previous tie against a Spanish team, Maccabi lost 3-2 away and then drew 1-1 against Tenerife in a 1996/97 UEFA Cup tie. Form guide • Maccabi are unbeaten in six European home games (W4 D2) since losing 4-3 to Zenit in their opening UEFA Europa League group stage home fixture of 2016/17 – a game in which they were 3-0 up with 13 minutes remaining. • Villarreal have not lost in their last four European away contests: W1 D3. They have lost only one of their last ten away games in the UEFA Europa League, the 2015/16 semi-final second leg at Liverpool (0-3). • 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. • Semi-finalists in 2015/16 when they lost out to Liverpool, Villarreal are featuring in a fourth consecutive UEFA Europa League group stage, having progressed safely in each of the last three. • Villarreal hold the UEFA Europa League group stage to final records for most games played (55), most wins (31) and most goals scored (96). Links and trivia • The journey from Villarreal to Tel Aviv is around 3,200km. • Villarreal share with Anderlecht the record of getting through the UEFA Europa League group stage five times. • 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. • Former team-mates: Villarreal's Pablo Fornals and Maccabi's Yegor Filipenko (Málaga 2015–16) Villarreal's Andrés Fernández and Maccabi's Jean-Sylvain Babin (Granada 2015–16) • Babin has represented no fewer than four different clubs in Spain (Lucena 2008–10, Alcorcón 2010–14, Granada 2014–16, Gijón 2016–17), while team-mate Omer Atzily was at Granada for the 2016/17 season. The coaches • Jordi Cruyff took over as Maccabi boss in 2017 after five years as the club's sporting director. The son of Dutch great Johan Cruyff, he played for Barcelona and Manchester United and reached the 2001 UEFA Cup final with Alavés. • Villarreal dismissed coach Fran Escribá on Monday, 25 September, in the wake of a 4-0 defeat at Getafe. He had been in charge since 2016, and led the club to a fifth-placed Liga finish last season. • The club's new coach is Javier Calleja, who represented Villarreal as a player from 1999-2006, and returned to El Madrigal after hanging up his boots as a youth coach. He was coaching the club's B-team when he was called up to replace Escriba.

3 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC - Villarreal CF Thursday 28 September 2017 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit Netanya Municipal Stadium, Netanya Team facts

Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC Formed: 1906 Nickname: The Yellows UEFA club competition honours • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 21 (2015) Israeli Cup: 23 (2015) Ten-year record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2016/17: group stage 2015/16: UEFA Champions League group stage 2014/15: play-offs (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2013/14: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA competition 2011/12: group stage 2010/11: play-offs 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA competition 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA competition 2007/08: second qualifying round Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 6-0: Maccabi v Željezničar 04/08/11, UEFA Europa League third qualifying round second leg 6-0: Maccabi v Žalgiris Vilnius 09/08/01, UEFA Cup qualifying round first leg • Biggest away win 0-3: Tirana v Maccabi 06/07/17, UEFA Europa League first qualifying round first leg 0-3: PAOK v Maccabi 10/08/04, UEFA Champions League third qualifying round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: Maccabi v Chelsea 24/11/15, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: Beşiktaş v Maccabi 15/09/11, UEFA Europa League group stage 5-1: Bayern München v Maccabi 23/11/04, UEFA Champions League group stage 4-0: Chelsea v Maccabi 16/09/15, UEFA Champions League group stage UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 6-0: Maccabi v Željezničar (see above) 6-0: Maccabi v Žalgiris Vilnius (see above) • Biggest away win 0-3: Tirana v Maccabi (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 2-3: Maccabi v Beşiktaş 01/12/11, group stage 1-2: Maccabi v Stoke City 03/11/11, group stage • Heaviest away defeat

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5-1: Beşiktaş v Maccabi (see above)

Villarreal CF Formed: 1923 Nickname: El Submarino Amarillo (The Yellow Submarine) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • UEFA Intertoto Cup (2): 2003, 2004 Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) None Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2016/17: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2015/16: semi-finals 2014/15: round of 16 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2011/12: UEFA Champions League group stage 2010/11: semi-finals 2009/10: round of 32 2008/09: UEFA Champions League quarter-finals 2007/08: round of 32 Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 6-1: Villarreal v NAC Breda 27/08/09, UEFA Europa League play-off second leg 5-0: Villarreal v Dnepr Mogilev 19/08/10, UEFA Europa League play-off first leg • Biggest away win 0-3 three times, most recently v Astana 21/08/14, UEFA Europa League play-off first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: Villarreal v Roma 16/02/17, UEFA Europa League round of 32 first leg • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: Porto v Villarreal 28/04/11, UEFA Europa League semi-final first leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 6-1: Villarreal v NAC Breda (see above) 5-0: Villarreal v Dnepr Mogilev (see above) • Biggest away win 0-3: Astana v Villarreal (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: Villarreal v Roma (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: Porto v Villarreal (see above)

5 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC - Villarreal CF Thursday 28 September 2017 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit Netanya Municipal Stadium, Netanya Squad list

Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC Current season All-time QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Daniel Lifshitz ISR 24/04/1988 29 ------4 - 19 Daniel ISR 19/04/1995 22 ------41 Peretz Daniel ISR 10/07/2000 17 ------55 Haviv Ohayon ISR 17/08/1998 19 ------95 Predrag Rajković SRB 31/10/1995 21 - 8 - 1 - 5 - 7 - 31 - Defenders 2 Eli Dasa ISR 03/12/1992 24 - 3 1 - - - - 5 - 17 1 3 Yuval Shpungin ISR 03/04/1987 30 - 6 - - - 4 - - - 21 - 5 Jean-Sylvain Babin FRA 14/10/1986 30 - - - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 18 Eytan Tibi ISR 16/11/1987 29 - 8 - - - 4 - 13 - 48 - 21 Yegor Filipenko BLR 10/04/1988 29 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 9 - 52 1 26 Tal Ben Haim ISR 31/03/1982 35 - 8 - 1 - 4 - 27 - 61 - 27 Ofir Davidzada ISR 05/05/1991 26 - 8 - 1 - 4 - 3 - 21 - 44 Sean Goldberg ISR 13/06/1995 22 ------Midfielders 7 Omer Atzily ISR 27/07/1993 24 - 8 2 1 - 5 3 1 - 21 8 11 Nick Blackman ENG 11/11/1989 27 - - - 1 - 4 1 1 - 3 - 13 Sheran Yeini ISR 08/12/1986 30 - 8 1 1 - 5 - 15 1 47 2 14 Eliel Peretz ISR 18/11/1996 20 - 2 - - - - - 1 - 4 - 15 Dor Miha ISR 02/03/1992 25 - 3 - 1 - 3 - 13 3 47 4 16 Eliran Atar ISR 17/02/1987 30 - - - 1 - 3 - 6 1 20 12 17 Sagiv Jehezkel ISR 21/03/1995 22 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 22 Avraham Rikan ISR 10/09/1988 29 - 7 1 1 - 4 - 4 1 32 2 23 Eyal Golasa ISR 07/10/1991 25 - 6 - - - - - 19 2 48 7 28 Christian Battocchio ITA 10/02/1992 25 - 5 - 1 - 5 - 4 - 9 - 31 Tino-Sven Sušić BEL 13/02/1992 25 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 6 1 25 5 42 Dor Peretz ISR 17/05/1995 22 - 5 1 - - 2 - 2 - 21 1 45 Tomer Altman ISR 08/02/1998 19 ------46 Eden Karzev ISR 11/04/2000 17 ------Forwards 9 Vidar Orn Kjartansson ISL 11/03/1990 27 - 7 4 1 - 5 3 6 1 13 5 10 Barak Itzhaki ISR 25/09/1984 33 - 4 1 - - 2 - 10 3 43 8 24 Yonatan Cohen ISR 29/06/1996 21 - 3 1 ------3 1 25 Aaron Schoenfeld ISR 17/04/1990 27 - 8 2 - - 2 - - - 8 2 43 Eylon Almog ISR 08/01/1999 18 ------Coach - Johan Jordi Cruijff NED 09/02/1974 43 - 8 - 1 - - - 1 - 9 -

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Villarreal CF Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Sergio Asenjo ESP 28/06/1989 28 - - - - - 24 - 34 - 13 Andrés Fernández ESP 17/12/1986 30 - - - 2 - 5 - 5 - 25 Mariano Barbosa ARG 27/07/1984 33 - 1 - 5 - 7 - 14 - 31 Ander Cantero ESP 09/01/1995 22 ------36 Diego Lázaro ESP 20/10/1997 19 ------39 Joan Femenias ESP 19/08/1996 21 ------Defenders 2 Mario Gaspar ESP 24/11/1990 26 - 1 - 3 - 32 - 42 1 3 Álvaro ESP 08/01/1990 27 - - - 6 - 5 - 5 - 4 Ruben Semedo POR 04/04/1994 23 - 1 - 3 - 2 - 8 - 5 Adrian Marín ESP 09/01/1997 20 - - - - - 5 - 6 - 6 Víctor Ruiz ESP 25/01/1989 28 - - - 4 - 36 1 47 1 11 Jaume Costa ESP 18/03/1988 29 - 1 - 5 - 17 - 20 - 22 Antonio Rukavina SRB 26/01/1984 33 - - - 4 - 21 - 23 - 23 Daniele Bonera ITA 31/05/1981 36 - 1 - - - 29 - 64 - 30 Pau Torres ESP 16/01/1997 20 ------32 Miguel Llambrich ESP 18/01/1996 21 ------38 Genís Montolio ESP 23/07/1996 21 ------42 Juan Fernández ESP 17/08/1995 22 ------Midfielders 7 Denis Cheryshev RUS 26/12/1990 26 - 1 1 2 - 15 3 19 3 8 Pablo Fornals ESP 22/02/1996 21 - 1 - 6 - 1 - 1 - 10 Samuel Castillejo ESP 18/01/1995 22 - 1 - 5 1 20 1 22 1 14 Manu Trigueros ESP 17/10/1991 25 - 1 - 6 - 24 1 28 1 16 Rodrigo Hernández ESP 22/06/1996 21 - 1 - 6 - 5 1 5 1 20 Roberto Soriano ITA 08/02/1991 26 - - - 2 - 5 - 9 - 21 Bruno Soriano ESP 12/06/1984 33 - - - - - 52 4 72 5 26 Ramiro Guerra ESP 21/03/1997 20 ------28 Daniel Raba ESP 29/10/1995 21 ------33 Chuca ESP 10/06/1997 20 - - - 1 - - - - - 35 Leonardo Suárez ARG 30/03/1996 21 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 37 Pedro Martínez ESP 09/02/1996 21 ------40 Manu Morlanes ESP 12/01/1999 18 ------Forwards 9 Carlos Bacca COL 08/09/1986 31 - - - 6 2 33 12 39 17 15 Enes Ünal TUR 10/05/1997 20 - 1 - 6 1 1 - 5 - 17 Cédric Bakambu COD 11/04/1991 26 - 1 1 5 2 21 10 21 10 18 Nicola Sansone ITA 10/09/1991 26 - 1 1 3 - 7 2 9 2 27 Mario González ESP 25/02/1996 21 ------1 - 34 Darío Poveda ESP 13/03/1997 20 - - - 1 - - - - - 41 Simón Moreno ESP 02/07/1997 20 ------

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Villarreal CF Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA Coach - Javier Revilla ESP 12/05/1978 39 ------

8 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC - Villarreal CF Thursday 28 September 2017 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit Netanya Municipal Stadium, Netanya Fixtures and results

Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 29/06/2017 UEL KF Tirana (H) W 2-0 Cohen 27, Dasa 64 06/07/2017 UEL KF Tirana (A) W 3-0 Schoenfeld 50, Itzhaki 80, Rikan 86 13/07/2017 UEL KR Reykjavík (H) W 3-1 Schoenfeld 65, Kjartansson 79, Atzily 82 20/07/2017 UEL KR Reykjavík (A) W 2-0 Atzily 57, D. Peretz 66 27/07/2017 UEL Panionios GSS (H) W 1-0 Kjartansson 48 03/08/2017 UEL Panionios GSS (A) W 1-0 Korbos 79 (og) 17/08/2017 UEL SCR Altach (A) W 1-0 Kjartansson 68 20/08/2017 League Beitar Jerusalem FC (H) L 0-3 24/08/2017 UEL SCR Altach (H) D 2-2 Kjartansson 41, Yeini 73 27/08/2017 League Hapoel Kiryat Shmona FC (A) W 2-1 Atzily 20, 41 09/09/2017 League Bnei Sakhnin FC (H) W 2-0 Kjartansson 60, 73 14/09/2017 UEL SK Slavia Praha (A) L 0-1 18/09/2017 League Maccabi Netanya FC (A) W 3-2 Atzily 21, Kjartansson 49, Blackman 59 24/09/2017 League Maccabi Haifa FC (H) D 0-0 28/09/2017 UEL Villarreal CF (H) 01/10/2017 League Hapoel Ashkelon FC (A) 15/10/2017 League Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv FC (H) 19/10/2017 UEL FC Astana (A) 23/10/2017 League Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC (A) 29/10/2017 League Hapoel Akko FC (H) 02/11/2017 UEL FC Astana (H) 05/11/2017 League Hapoel Ra'anana FC (A) 23/11/2017 UEL SK Slavia Praha (H) 26/11/2017 League Hapoel Haifa FC (A) 02/12/2017 League FC Ashdod (H) 07/12/2017 UEL Villarreal CF (A) 09/12/2017 League Maccabi Petach-Tikva FC (A) 16/12/2017 League Beitar Jerusalem FC (A) 23/12/2017 League Hapoel Kiryat Shmona FC (H) 30/12/2017 League Bnei Sakhnin FC (A) 09/01/2018 League Maccabi Netanya FC (H) 13/01/2018 League Maccabi Haifa FC (A) 20/01/2018 League Hapoel Ashkelon FC (H) 27/01/2018 League Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv FC (A) 03/02/2018 League Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC (H) 10/02/2018 League Hapoel Akko FC (A) 17/02/2018 League Hapoel Ra'anana FC (H) 24/02/2018 League Hapoel Haifa FC (H) 03/03/2018 League FC Ashdod (A) 10/03/2018 League Maccabi Petach-Tikva FC (H)

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Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Beitar Jerusalem FC 5 3 2 0 13 6 11 2 Hapoel Haifa FC 5 3 2 0 11 6 11 3 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC 5 3 1 1 7 6 10 4 Maccabi Netanya FC 5 2 2 1 11 6 8 5 Hapoel Kiryat Shmona FC 5 2 2 1 7 4 8 6 Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC 5 2 2 1 5 5 8 7 Hapoel Ashkelon FC 5 2 1 2 7 6 7 8 Maccabi Haifa FC 5 2 1 2 7 7 7 9 Bnei Sakhnin FC 5 2 1 2 4 5 7 10 Maccabi Petach-Tikva FC 5 2 0 3 5 8 6 11 Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv FC 5 1 2 2 5 5 5 12 Hapoel Akko FC * 5 1 2 2 7 7 3 13 Hapoel Ra'anana FC 5 0 1 4 3 12 1 14 FC Ashdod 5 0 1 4 2 11 1 * Hapoel Akko FC have had 2 point(s) deducted

Villarreal CF Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 21/08/2017 League Levante UD (A) L 0-1 25/08/2017 League Real Sociedad de Fútbol (A) L 0-3 10/09/2017 League Real Betis Balompié (H) W 3-1 Bacca 32, Castillejo 61, Enes Ünal 77 14/09/2017 UEL FC Astana (H) W 3-1 Sansone 16, Bakambu 75, Cheryshev 77 17/09/2017 League Deportivo Alavés (A) W 3-0 Bakambu 32, 62, Bacca 52 21/09/2017 League RCD Espanyol (H) D 0-0 24/09/2017 League Getafe CF (A) L 0-4 28/09/2017 UEL Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (A) 01/10/2017 League SD Eibar (H) 15/10/2017 League Girona FC (A) 19/10/2017 UEL SK Slavia Praha (H) 22/10/2017 League UD Las Palmas (H) 29/10/2017 League Club Atlético de Madrid (A) 02/11/2017 UEL SK Slavia Praha (A) 05/11/2017 League Málaga CF (H) 19/11/2017 League Athletic Club (A) 23/11/2017 UEL FC Astana (A) 26/11/2017 League Sevilla FC (H) 03/12/2017 League CD Leganés (A) 07/12/2017 UEL Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (H) 10/12/2017 League FC Barcelona (H) 17/12/2017 League RC Celta de Vigo (A) 20/12/2017 League Valencia CF (A) 07/01/2018 League RC Deportivo La Coruña (H) 14/01/2018 League Real Madrid CF (A) 21/01/2018 League Levante UD (H) 28/01/2018 League Real Sociedad de Fútbol (H)

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Villarreal CF 04/02/2018 League Real Betis Balompié (A) 11/02/2018 League Deportivo Alavés (H) 18/02/2018 League RCD Espanyol (A) 25/02/2018 League Getafe CF (H) 28/02/2018 League SD Eibar (A) 04/03/2018 League Girona FC (H) 11/03/2018 League UD Las Palmas (A) 18/03/2018 League Club Atlético de Madrid (H) 01/04/2018 League Málaga CF (A) 08/04/2018 League Athletic Club (H) 15/04/2018 League Sevilla FC (A) 18/04/2018 League CD Leganés (H) 22/04/2018 League FC Barcelona (A) 29/04/2018 League RC Celta de Vigo (H) 06/05/2018 League Valencia CF (H) 13/05/2018 League RC Deportivo La Coruña (A) 20/05/2018 League Real Madrid CF (H)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Barcelona 6 6 0 0 20 2 18 2 Club Atlético de Madrid 6 4 2 0 12 4 14 3 Sevilla FC 6 4 1 1 7 3 13 4 Valencia CF 6 3 3 0 12 5 12 5 Real Betis Balompié 6 4 0 2 10 7 12 6 Real Madrid CF 6 3 2 1 11 6 11 7 CD Leganés 6 3 1 2 5 3 10 8 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 6 3 0 3 13 13 9 9 Levante UD 6 2 3 1 8 8 9 10 Getafe CF 6 2 2 2 8 5 8 11 Athletic Club 6 2 2 2 7 6 8 12 RCD Espanyol 6 2 2 2 7 9 8 13 RC Celta de Vigo 6 2 1 3 10 8 7 14 Villarreal CF 6 2 1 3 6 9 7 15 UD Las Palmas 6 2 0 4 5 10 6 16 SD Eibar 6 2 0 4 3 14 6 17 Girona FC 6 1 2 3 3 8 5 18 RC Deportivo La Coruña 6 1 1 4 7 15 4 19 Málaga CF 6 0 1 5 4 14 1 20 Deportivo Alavés 6 0 0 6 1 10 0

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UEFA Europa League - First qualifying round (29/06/2017) Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC 2-0 KF Tirana Goals: 1-0 Cohen 27, 2-0 Dasa 64 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC: Rajković, Dasa, Atzily (72 Itzhaki), Kjartansson (78 Schoenfeld), Yeini, Azulay, Tibi, Golasa (65 E. Peretz), Cohen, Ben Haim, Davidzada (06/07/2017) KF Tirana 0-3 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (agg: 0-5) Goals: 0-1 Schoenfeld 50, 0-2 Itzhaki 80, 0-3 Rikan 86 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC: Rajković, Dasa (62 Shpungin), Atzily, Yeini (73 Itzhaki), Tibi, Golasa, Cohen (62 Rikan), Schoenfeld, Ben Haim, Davidzada, D. Peretz

Second qualifying round (13/07/2017) Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC 3-1 KR Reykjavík Goals: 0-1 Pálmason 58, 1-1 Schoenfeld 65, 2-1 Kjartansson 79, 3-1 Atzily 82 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC: Rajković, Dasa, Atzily (87 E. Peretz), Kjartansson, Yeini, Azulay (61 Schoenfeld), Tibi, Rikan (61 Itzhaki), Golasa, Ben Haim, Davidzada (20/07/2017) KR Reykjavík 0-2 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (agg: 1-5) Goals: 0-1 Atzily 57, 0-2 D. Peretz 66 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC: Rajković, Shpungin, Atzily, Kjartansson, Yeini, Tibi, Rikan (64 D. Peretz), Golasa (68 Battocchio), Schoenfeld (75 Cohen), Ben Haim, Davidzada

Third qualifying round (27/07/2017) Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC 1-0 Panionios GSS Goals: 1-0 Kjartansson 48 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC: Rajković, Shpungin, Atzily (74 Itzhaki), Kjartansson (85 Rikan), Yeini (83 D. Peretz), Tibi, Golasa, Schoenfeld, Ben Haim, Davidzada, Battocchio (03/08/2017) Panionios GSS 0-1 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (agg: 0-2) Goals: 0-1 Korbos 79 (og) Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC: Rajković, Shpungin, Atzily, Kjartansson (83 D. Peretz), Yeini, Tibi, Golasa (87 Rikan), Schoenfeld, Ben Haim, Davidzada, Battocchio (76 Miha)

Play-off (17/08/2017) SCR Altach 0-1 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC Goals: 0-1 Kjartansson 68 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC: Rajković, Shpungin, Atzily (65 Miha), Kjartansson, Yeini, Tibi, Rikan, Schoenfeld (72 D. Peretz), Ben Haim, Davidzada, Battocchio (84 Filipenko) (24/08/2017) Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC 2-2 SCR Altach (agg: 3-2) Goals: 0-1 Aigner 20, 1-1 Kjartansson 41, 1-2 Netzer 59, 2-2 Yeini 73 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC: Rajković, Shpungin (66 Atzily), Kjartansson, Yeini, Miha (86 Filipenko), Tibi, Rikan (73 Sušić), Schoenfeld, Ben Haim, Davidzada, Battocchio

Group stage

12 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC - Villarreal CF Thursday 28 September 2017 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit Netanya Municipal Stadium, Netanya Group A Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts SK Slavia Praha 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 Villarreal CF 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 FC Astana 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC 1 0 0 1 0 1 0

Matchday 1 (14/09/2017) SK Slavia Praha 1-0 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC Goals: 1-0 Necid 12 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC: Rajković, Babin (72 Rikan), Kjartansson, Yeini, Miha (80 Atzily), Atar, Filipenko (66 Blackman), Ben Haim, Davidzada, Battocchio, Sušić Matchday 2 (28/09/2017) Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC-Villarreal CF Matchday 3 (19/10/2017) FC Astana-Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC Matchday 4 (02/11/2017) Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC-FC Astana Matchday 5 (23/11/2017) Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC-SK Slavia Praha Matchday 6 (07/12/2017) Villarreal CF-Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC Villarreal CF

UEFA Europa League - Group stage Matchday 1 (14/09/2017) Villarreal CF 3-1 FC Astana Goals: 1-0 Sansone 16, 1-1 Logvinenko 68, 2-1 Bakambu 75, 3-1 Cheryshev 77 Villarreal CF: Barbosa, Mario Gaspar, Ruben Semedo, Fornals (74 Cheryshev), Castillejo (87 Suárez), Jaume Costa, Trigueros, Enes Ünal, Hernández, Sansone (70 Bakambu), Bonera Matchday 2 (28/09/2017) Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC-Villarreal CF Matchday 3 (19/10/2017) Villarreal CF-SK Slavia Praha Matchday 4 (02/11/2017) SK Slavia Praha-Villarreal CF Matchday 5 (23/11/2017) FC Astana-Villarreal CF Matchday 6 (07/12/2017) Villarreal CF-Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC

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Referee Craig Pawson (ENG) Assistant referees Lee Betts (ENG) , Ian Hussin (ENG) Additional assistant referees Paul Tierney (ENG) , Chris Kavanagh (ENG) Fourth official Edward Smart (ENG) UEFA Delegate Maksimas Bechterevas (LTU) UEFA Referee observer Gylfi Thor Orrason (ISL)

Referee UEFA Europa Name Date of birth League UEFA matches matches Craig Pawson 02/03/1979 7 15

UEFA Europa League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 23/07/2015 UEL 2QR FC Thun Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC 2-1 Thun

Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 23/07/2015 UEL 2QR FC Thun Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC 2-1 Thun 10/02/2016 UYL r_1/8.po Celtic FC Valencia CF 1-1 Glasgow 24/03/2016 U21 QR Spain Croatia 0-3 Burgos

14 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC - Villarreal CF Thursday 28 September 2017 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit Netanya Municipal Stadium, Netanya Legend Competitions

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.