Maccabi continues its journey in the Europa League as traveled to Belgrade today (Wednesday) in preparation for the home match against Olympique Lyon as part of the EUROPA League phase MD5.

Earlier this morning, the team held its final training session at Kiryat Shalom training complex before heading for Ben Gurion Airport. This evening, Maccabi will hold the pre-match Press Conference ahead of the match at the TSC Arena.

Maccabi will aim to add to the point collected after the 0-0 draw on MD1 away to PAOK in Thessaloniki, which was followed by three defeats to Dinamo Zagreb, FC Midtjylland, and Aston Villa. Olympic Lyon, on the other hand, began their EUROPA League phase campaign with three victories: 1–0 away to Utrecht, 2–0 at home over Red Bull Salzburg, and 2–0 at home over FC Basel. on MD4 Lyon suffered a 2–0 defeat to the Spanish club, Real Betis.