Maccabi Tel Aviv Races to Prepare Christian Blitz for Europa League Qualifier

Maccabi Tel Aviv is making significant efforts to ready Christian Blitz for next week's Europa League second qualifying round match. The Serbian player is recovering from a minor back injury and was unable to participate in Thursday's Super Cup match against Hapoel Be'er Sheva due to suspension. The club has carefully managed Blitz's training load to ensure he is physically prepared for the upcoming game against the winner of Sheriff Tiraspol and Slovenian club Aluminij, though his fitness remains uncertain.

Meanwhile, Maccabi Tel Aviv is also awaiting the return of new signing Léo Varela, who has yet to arrive back in Israel following the World Cup. The club does not yet know if Varela will be ready to play by next Thursday, as he will need several days to regain match fitness after his arrival.

In the Super Cup match, Maccabi Tel Aviv will be missing several key players, including Kenny Miller, Tyrese Asante, Elad Madmon, and Crvin Andrade, all sidelined due to suspensions. The squad is still far from complete. Regarding new striker Ester Sukler from Slovenia, the club has reached preliminary agreements but has not finalized terms with his Serbian club, with minor gaps expected to be resolved soon.