Reading your opponent and making plans accordingly, oh Mars today he flies to Tel Aviv, where tomorrow (20.00) he will meet with Maccabi Vladan Ivic, in the first match of the third qualifying round of the Conference League. Two games that, in addition to a tempting qualification, will largely show what the Yellows are capable of this year, with the first tryouts encouraging.

At the same time, it will become clear whether he can count on participation in the groups of competitions, because if he reaches the playoffs, the French Nice will become his rival. The strong club of English tycoon Jim Ratcliffe, who finished 5th in Ligue 1 last year and have further strengthened this year with some stellar goals. The Nice team is coached by Swiss Lucien Favre, who worked in Bundesliga teams such as Dortmund, Gladbach and Hertha, as well as the “star” French-Algerian striker Amin Giri, Danish goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, his compatriot striker Kasper Dolberg and Welsh midfielder Aaron. Ramsey.

Maccabi’s line-up for tomorrow’s match will also include excellent striker Eran Zahavi, but his participation is highly questionable as the Israeli ace is recovering from a muscle injury and Ivic doesn’t want to risk a possible relapse.

Instead, he was given 30-year-old defensive midfielder Nir Beaton, a longtime Celtic player. The 50,000-capacity “people’s team” stadium is expected to fill up, with the club’s management saying it has already allocated 22,000 season tickets.