Israeli Football Clubs Face Crucial European Playoff Draws Today
Israeli football teams are currently competing in the third qualifying rounds of various European tournaments, with the playoff draws scheduled for today. Hapoel Be'er Sheva will be drawn at 13:00 for the Champions League playoffs and again at 14:00 for the Europa League playoffs if they lose to Red Star Belgrade in the third round. Maccabi Tel Aviv's draws will take place at 14:00 for the Europa League playoffs and at 15:00 for the Conference League playoffs if they lose to CSKA Sofia. Hapoel Tel Aviv and Beitar Jerusalem will be drawn once at 15:00 for the Conference League playoffs, contingent on their advancement against Katowice and Austria Vienna, respectively.
The possible opponents for Maccabi Tel Aviv if they win include winners from matches between Thun (Switzerland) and Reykjavik (Iceland), PC Crete (Greece), Aarhus (Denmark) and Sabah (Azerbaijan), and Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) and Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania). If they lose, potential opponents include winners from Braga (Portugal) vs. Dinamo Minsk (Belarus), Dinamo Kiev (Ukraine) vs. Qarabag (Azerbaijan), Partizan Belgrade (Serbia) vs. FC Tobol (Kazakhstan), and FC Lugano (Switzerland) vs. Ronneby (Faroe Islands).
Hapoel Be'er Sheva's winning opponents could be Viking (Norway), LASK Linz (Austria), Ararat (Armenia) vs. Celje (Slovenia), Levski Sofia (Bulgaria) vs. Kairat (Kazakhstan), and Aarhus (Denmark) vs. Sabah (Azerbaijan). If they lose, possible opponents include winners from Ferencvaros (Hungary) vs. Gornik Zabrze (Poland), Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic), Lincoln Red Imps (Gibraltar) vs. Omonia Nicosia (Cyprus), and KuPS (Finland) vs. Universitatea Craiova (Romania).
Beitar Jerusalem's potential opponents if they win mirror Maccabi Tel Aviv's losing scenarios, including Braga vs. Dinamo Minsk, Dinamo Kiev vs. Qarabag, Partizan Belgrade vs. FC Tobol, and FC Lugano vs. Ronneby. Hapoel Tel Aviv could face teams such as Atalanta (Italy), Freiburg (Germany), and winners between Panathinaikos (Greece) vs. CSKA 1948 (Bulgaria), Linamskond (Estonia) vs. Rapid Vienna (Austria), and Sheriff Tiraspol (Moldova) vs. St. Gallen (Switzerland).
These draws will determine the next stage opponents for the Israeli clubs in their pursuit of European competition success this season.
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