Maccabi Tel Aviv Dominates Sheriff Tiraspol with 5-0 Win in Europa League Qualifiers

Maccabi Tel Aviv delivered a commanding 5-0 victory over Sheriff Tiraspol in the Europa League qualifiers on July 23, 2026, marking one of their most impressive European performances in years. The Israeli club, coached by Kenny Miller, had already celebrated a 3-1 win against Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the Super Cup, and this latest triumph puts them close to advancing to the third qualifying round of the Europa League.

This was Maccabi Tel Aviv's first five-goal game in Europe since a 5-1 win over Bačka Topola in the 2024/2025 Europa League qualifiers. Their last 5-0 European victory was on October 21, 2021, against Helsinki in the Conference League. Abu Farhi stood out by scoring twice within 83 minutes during the Super Cup and has netted four goals in just 173 minutes this season, averaging a goal every 43 minutes. Last season, he scored 10 goals in 41 matches across all competitions, including one in the Europa League against Dinamo Zagreb.

Sgib Yehizkel also continued his excellent form, assisting all three goals against Be'er Sheva and scoring his first goal of the season in this match. He has been involved in four of the team's eight goals so far this season. Issouf Sisoko scored the final goal, his first for Maccabi Tel Aviv after 85 appearances and nearly 6,000 minutes played, marking only the fourth goal of his career after 159 games.

Maccabi Tel Aviv's dominant performance signals strong momentum as they aim to progress further in European competition this season.