Matches under the auspices of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) will not be held in Israel in the near future, TASS reports citing a UEFA message.
“After a thorough assessment of the current security situation throughout Israel, the UEFA executive committee has decided that matches of tournaments under the auspices of the organization will not be played in the country until further notice,” the statement said.
Israeli teams’ matches in European competitions scheduled for next week have been postponed. On October 26, Maccabi from Haifa was supposed to play away with the Spanish Villarreal in the match of the third round of the group stage of the Europa League, and Maccabi from Tel Aviv on the same day was supposed to host the Ukrainian Zorya in the third round of the group stage. Conference Leagues. Previously, both Israeli clubs turned to UEFA with a request to postpone these games, but Zarya called the idea of transferring unacceptable due to complex logistics and because of their reluctance to neglect domestic competitions. Following the UEFA decision, the match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Zorya will take place on November 25, while Maccabi Haifa and Villarreal will play their match on December 6. At the same time, clubs from Israel have been offered alternative stadiums to host matches that comply with UEFA rules and are located outside their country.
Source: Rosbalt
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