The State Cup Round of 32 began on Thursday and on Saturday at 18:10 Maccabi Tel Aviv will join competition when they host Bnei MMBE from Liga B at the Netanya Stadium.

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This morning, the Yellow & Blue held the final training session ahead of the match. Prior to the players hitting the pitch, the players held a meeting in preparation for the contest and then Jordi Cruyff’s players headed out to train in the stormy weather at Kiryat Shalom.

In fact, according to the latest weather reports, the storm will begin to die down during the morning hours and the experts predict perfect football weather for later in the day. The Stadium Box Office will be open, but in order to get a discount you can do so by purchasing your tickets in advance by clicking on the following link.

Although Maccabi’s opponent may be from a lower division, Cruyff made it crystal clear that the team will give Bnei MMBE its utmost respect; “It would be unprofessional of us to think that it will be easy. You must respect any opponent that has made it to this round of the competition.”

This will be the first time that the Yellow & Blue will face a 4th division team since 2004 in the State Cup when they met Hashikma Ramat Hen. This will be Bnei MMBE’s first match in the Round of 32.