Maccabi Tel Aviv FC vs Villarreal CF, Europe 2020-21 GROUP STAGE
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Match Preview
Maccabi Tel Aviv FC vs Villarreal CF — Europe at Sammy Ofer Stadium.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 games · 1 pts (2025/26)
- Villarreal CF 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Tiago Martins
- Referee Pedro Almeida
- Referee Helder Malheiro
- Referee Hugo Pires Ribeiro
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 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Nov Villarreal CF H 1–1 D 05 Nov Villarreal CF A 0–4 L 29 Oct Demir Grup Sivasspor A 2–1 W 22 Oct Qarabag Agdam FK H 1–0 W 30 Sep FC Red Bull Salzburg A 1–3 L 22 Sep FC Red Bull Salzburg H 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Nov Maccabi Tel Aviv FC A 1–1 D 21 Nov Real Madrid CF H 1–1 D 08 Nov Getafe CF A 3–1 W 05 Nov Maccabi Tel Aviv FC H 4–0 W 02 Nov Real Valladolid CF H 2–0 W 29 Oct Qarabag Agdam FK A 3–1 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history13% Clean Sheets
Maccabi Tel Aviv FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Maccabi Tel Aviv FC is hosting Villarreal CF for another epic battle.
- 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Maccabi Tel Aviv FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Maccabi Tel Aviv FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 25' 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 Yonatan Cohen suffering a number of foals already.
- 26' A meaty challenge results in booking for Francis Coquelin on 26.
- 31' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Maccabi Tel Aviv FC that had 43 games and scored 33 goals.
- 36' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 41' Maccabi Tel Aviv FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 43' Maccabi Tel Aviv FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 43.
- 45' Alejandro Baena puts Villarreal CF on the lead.
- 47' What a strike from Aleksandar Pesic! The score is 1-1.
- 52' It looks surprising Villarreal CF does not make any changes. Eyal Golasa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 54' Another substitution for Maccabi Tel Aviv FC to replace Dan Glazer by Nick Blackman on 54 minute.
- 59' 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.
- 63' The supporters are chanting for Yeremi Pino. He replaces Trigueros on 63 minute.
- 64' It is a substitution in Villarreal CF team. Carlos Bacca is replaced by Gerard Moreno on 64 minute.
- 69' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 74' Villarreal CF receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 74.
- 75' Time for substitution for Villarreal CF. Alejandro Baena is replaced by Iborra.
- 79' Maccabi Tel Aviv FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 79.
- 84' The travelling Villarreal CF supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 85' The Maccabi Tel Aviv FC manager makes a substitution. Dan Biton departs to be replaced by Sherran Yeini.
- 89' The referee shows Villarreal CF player a Yellow card on 89.
- 90' The Maccabi Tel Aviv FC manager makes a substitution. Eyal Golasa departs to be replaced by Ofir Davidzada.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv FC
Starting XI- 44
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6
Dan Glazer ↓ Nick Blackman 54'
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Eyal Golasa ↓ Ofir Davidzada 90'
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Yonatan Cohen ↓ Eden Karzev 90'
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Dan Biton ↓ Sherran Yeini 85'
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72
Aleksandar Pesic ↓ Avi Rikan 85'
Bench-
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Nick Blackman ↑ 54'
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21
Sherran Yeini ↑ 85'
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Avi Rikan ↑ 85'
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Ofir Davidzada ↑ 90'
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Eden Karzev ↑ 90'
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Coach Giorgios DonisVillarreal CF
Starting XI- 8
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9
Carlos Bacca ↓ Fernando Nino 63'
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14
Trigueros C ↓ Yeremi Pino 63'
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Samuel Chukwueze ↓ Dani Parejo 63'
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Takefusa Kubo ↓ Gerard Moreno 63'
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Alejandro Baena ↓ Iborra 75'
Bench-
10
Iborra ↑ 75'
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Dani Parejo ↑ 63'
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Gerard Moreno ↑ 63'
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Fernando Nino ↑ 63'
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Yeremi Pino ↑ 63'
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Coach Unai Emery -
Head to Head
Maccabi Tel Aviv FC Form
2020-11-26 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 1–1 Villarreal CF D 2020-11-05 Villarreal CF 4–0 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC L 2020-10-29 Demir Grup Sivasspor 1–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC W 2020-10-22 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 1–0 Qarabag Agdam FK W 2020-09-30 FC Red Bull Salzburg 3–1 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC L 2020-09-22 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 1–2 FC Red Bull Salzburg LVillarreal CF Form