UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2020/21 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu - Istanbul Thursday 3 December 2020 Qarabağ FK 18.55CET (20.55 local time) Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC Group I - Matchday 5 Last updated 01/12/2020 18:51CET

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1 Qarabağ FK - Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC Thursday 3 December 2020 - 18.55CET (20.55 local time) Match press kit Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu, Istanbul

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Qarabağ have lost their first four Group I fixtures and can no longer qualify, but Maccabi Tel-Aviv, with seven points to their credit, are still firmly in contention for a place in the round of 32. • The Azerbaijani champions' fate was sealed by successive defeats in Turkey, where they are also playing their home games, to Sivasspor (0-2 in Sivas, 2-3 in Istanbul). Maccabi became the first club to take points off Villarreal when they held them 1-1 at home on Matchday 4, thus retaining their second place, three points behind the Spanish side and one above their Turkish rivals, whom they host on Matchday 6. If Maccabi beat Qarabağ and Sivasspor lose at home to Villarreal, the Israeli side will be through, as runners-up, with a game to spare. Previous meetings • The clubs met for the first time in UEFA competition on Matchday 1, Maccabi taking the points with a 1-0 home win thanks to Yonatan Cohen's tenth-minute strike. • Maccabi's only other experience of opponents from Azerbaijan was in the second qualifying round of the 2011/12 UEFA Europa League, when they eliminated Xäzär Länkäran (3-1 h, 0-0 a), while Qarabağ were also successful in their only previous match-up with an Israeli side, overcoming Maccabi Haifa on away goals in the first round of the 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup (2-1 a, 0-1 h). Form guide Qarabağ • Qarabağ were crowned champions of Azerbaijan for the seventh season running in 2019/20 – and eighth overall – having held an eight-point lead over second-placed Neftçi when the Premyer Liqa was abandoned in the early spring. Their sixth successive European group campaign, all under long-serving coach Gurban Gurbanov, ended, like all the others, in the autumn when they finished third in UEFA Europa League Group A behind Sevilla and APOEL. • This season, as in 2019/20, Qarabağ began their European journey in the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round, but were eliminated two rounds later by Norwegian champions Molde in a penalty shoot-out after a goalless draw in Larnaca, Cyprus. They made amends by beating Legia Warszawa 3-0 away in their UEFA Europa League play-off to reach the group stage for the sixth time. They have yet to finish in the top two. • Qarabağ have won none of their last 12 home European group games, losing nine, including those to Villarreal and Sivasspor this term in Istanbul. Their last home group win was 2-0 against PAOK in Baku on Matchday 3 of the 2016/17 UEFA Europa League. Maccabi • Maccabi made up for a disappointingly brief European campaign last season – eliminated on entry in the qualifying phase of both competitions – by retaining their Israeli league title in style to make it 23 championship wins in all. A third appearance in the UEFA Champions League group stage beckoned this term after new coach Giorgos Donis led them through qualifying ties against Riga (2-0 h), Sūduva (3-0 a) and Dinamo Brest (1-0 h), but they met their match in the play-offs, losing both legs to Salzburg (1-2 h, 1-3 a). • The Israeli champions are making their fifth appearance in the UEFA Europa League group stage. They have only progressed to the knockout phase once before, in 2013/14, and struggled in particular on their most recent appearance, in 2017/18, failing to score in their first five matches before signing off with a consolation 1-0 win at already-qualified Villarreal. • Maccabi's away record in the UEFA Europa League proper is W4 D2 L8 with a win (2-1 at Sivasspor) and a defeat (0-4 at Villarreal) so far in Group I. Links and trivia • Maccabi midfielder Avi Rikan's next appearance in UEFA club competition will be his 50th. • Qarabağ coach Gurban Gurbanov has been in charge for every one of the club's 34 matches in the UEFA Europa League group stage. • Maccabi forward Etey Shechter scored for Israel in a 1-1 draw at home to Azerbaijan in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier on 7 September 2013. Qarabağ's Gara Garayev came on as a half-time substitute for the visitors.

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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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