Maccabi Haifa FC vs Villarreal CF, Europe 2023-24 GROUP STAGE
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Match Preview
Maccabi Haifa FC vs Villarreal CF — Europe at Sammy Ofer Stadium.
- Maccabi Haifa FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Villarreal CF 6 games · 10 pts (2025/26)
Mikola Balakin
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17 5 FC Porto 8 17 6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17 7 SC Freiburg 8 17 8 AS Roma 8 16 9 KRC Genk 8 16 10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15 11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15 12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15 13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14 14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14 15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14 16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13 17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12 18 Lille OSC 8 12 19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12 20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12 21 Celtic FC 8 11 22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10 23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10 24 SK Brann 8 9 25 BSC Young Boys 8 9 26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7 27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7 28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7 29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6 30 FC Basel 1893 8 6 31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6 32 Rangers FC 8 4 33 OGC Nice 8 3 34 FC Utrecht 8 1 35 Malmo FF 8 1 36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1 -
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Maccabi Haifa FC and Villarreal CF is underway.
- 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Trigueros made 392 appearances and scored 15 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Etienne Capoue, as he is very good at scoring at Sammy Ofer Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 25' Pierre Cornud needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 29' Villarreal CF receives a card for a hard tackle on 29.
- 30' Abdoulaye Seck puts Maccabi Haifa FC on the lead.
- 35' Villarreal CF seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 38' Lorenco Simic is having his name booked by the referee on 38.
- 43' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Maccabi Haifa FC that had 36 games and scored 61 goals.
- 46' The Villarreal CF manager makes a substitution. Santi Comesana departs to be replaced by Jorge Pascual.
- 51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 56' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Pepe Reina suffering a number of foals already.
- 61' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 61 minutes.
- 66' The supporters are chanting for Yeremy. He replaces Ilias Akhomach on 66 minute.
- 69' That looks like a foul for a card for Adria Altimira.
- 71' The referee shows Maccabi Haifa FC player a card on 71.
- 75' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alberto Moreno on 75.
- 76' Mahmoud Jaber has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lior Refaelov on 76 minute.
- 79' Time for substitution for Villarreal CF. Trigueros is replaced by Etienne Capoue.
- 82' GOAL! Alex Baena scores on 82.
- 85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Show on 85.
- 86' Villarreal CF is taking the lead after the goal scored by Alexander Sorloth on 86.
- 88' Goni Naor has so much to prove this time. He replaces Show on 88 minute.
- The final score is 1-2.
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Maccabi Haifa FC
Starting XI- 44
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9
Frantzdy Pierrot ↓ Din David 66'
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11
Lior Refaelov ↓ Mahmoud Jaber 76'
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- 30
- 27
- 5
- 40
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28
Ilay Hajaj ↓ Suf Podgoreanu 76'
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25
Anan Khalaili ↓ Hamza Shibli 88'
Bench- 23
- 55
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17
Suf Podgoreanu ↑ 76'
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26
Mahmoud Jaber ↑ 76'
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21
Din David ↑ 66'
- 77
- 16
- 3
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18
Goni Naor ↑ 88'
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34
Hamza Shibli ↑ 88'
Villarreal CF
Starting XI- 18
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Ben Brereton ↓ Alex Baena 66'
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14
Trigueros ↓ Etienne Capoue 79'
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- 2
- 20
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27
Ilias Akhomach ↓ Yeremy 66'
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Santi Comesana ↓ Jorge Pascual 46'
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Bench-
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Etienne Capoue ↑ 79'
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10
Dani Parejo ↑ 66'
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- 13
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30
Jorge Pascual ↑ 46'
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21
Yeremy ↑ 66'
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16
Alex Baena ↑ 66'
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