A victory over Spartak Trnava in Thursday’s return leg at Bloomfield, will see Maccabi that were held to a 0-0 in Slovakia last week, travel to Kazakhstan and face Shakhter Karagandy in the Playoffs.

After a goalless draw in the Ukraine, no goals were scored both in regular and extra time of the return leg at Astana’s Nuri Shahin stadium as Shakhter beat Kolos 3-1 at the end of sudden death spot kicks