Villarreal want to beat Maccabi to maximize their chances of finishing in first place.

Villarreal will face Maccabi Haifa this Wednesday in the postponed Europa League match, having already been eliminated, in search of a win that will give them the best chance of finishing first in the group, but in any case they are already in the has been done.

The match was supposed to take place in October, but Open conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militia Hamas The Haifa club requested a postponement. The duel, declared high risk, will be held under strict security measures. Only Villarreal season ticket holders will be able to attend the match, and they will have to verify their identity and pass a thorough security screening before participating.

Due to this game and the final day’s absence, Rennes are top of Group F with 12 points, three ahead of Villarreal. Below, there is no option to be in the first two and advance to the round, but Panasinikos is closing in with four points and Maccabi with one.

The Israeli team resumed training a few weeks ago, with home games between Haifa and Cyprus, but the situation is far from normal. There is also a loss of G.Aldberg, Menachem, Hajiza, Shuranoff.

Considering that Villarreal will visit Rennes on the final day, a win against Maccabi and another match in France would put Villarreal in the lead, but defeating the French team in La Ceramica will put them in the lead in Israel. It would also be worth it to add three points to the team and draw the final game. , or even lose this Wednesday and win on the last day, because according to the tie-break criteria you will be in first place.

This will be Villarreal’s fifth match. “Second Marceline Era” They go into the match unaware of their past four defeats. The main question is whether the manager will introduce a rotation after four games have been played within 10 days. Alex Sorloth, Dani Parejo and Alberto Moreno suffer from discomfort They have doubts and are still out due to injury. Elemy Pino, Denis Suarez, Aissa Mundy.

Possible lineup:

Villarreal: Pepe Reina, Adria Altimira, Mateo Gabbia, Jorge Cuenca, Alberto Moreno or Alfonso Pedraza. Accomac, Kapu, Manu Trigueros, and Alex Baena. Ben Brereton and Jose Luis Morales.

Maccabi Haifa: Shareef Kief. Sandgrend, Simic, Abdoulaye Sek, Pierre Cornudo. Mahmoud Jaber, Ali Mohamed, Anan Khalili, Hajjaj. Cherry and Pierrot.

Referee: Nicholas Walsh (Scotland)

Stadium: La Ceramica

9pm (Movistar The Champions League)