2020–21 Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. season
The 2020–21 season was Maccabi Tel Aviv's 114th season since its establishment in 1906 and 73rd since the establishment of the State of Israel. During the 2020–21 campaign, the club competed in the Israeli Premier League, State Cup, Toto Cup, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
| 2020–21 season | |||
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| Chairman | Mitchell Goldhar | ||
| Manager | Giorgos Donis (until 22 December) Patrick van Leeuwen (from 24 December) | ||
| Stadium | Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv | ||
| Premier League | 2nd | ||
| State Cup | 1st | ||
| Toto Cup | 1st | ||
| Super Cup | 1st | ||
| Champions League | Play-off round | ||
| Europa League | Round of 32 | ||
| Top goalscorer | Yonatan Cohen Aleksandar Pešić (10 each) | ||
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Squad
As of August 5, 2020[1]
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Competitions
Israeli Premier League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MHA | MTA | ASH | HBS | MPT | IKS | |
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| 1 | Maccabi Haifa (C) | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 72 | 29 | +43 | 79 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 36 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 65 | 33 | +32 | 75 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| 3 | F.C. Ashdod | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 54 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 36 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 48 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 3–2 | ||
| 5 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 46 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 6 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 46 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off.[4]
(C) Champion
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off.[4]
(C) Champion
Notes:
- Since the 2020–21 Israel State Cup winners, Maccabi Tel Aviv, qualified for the Europa Conference League via league position, the last Europa Conference League berth was awarded to the fourth-placed team.[2][3]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 36 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 65 | 33 | +32 | 75 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 14 | +16 |
Last updated: 30 May 2021.
Source: [5]
Results by matchday
Matches
| 30 August 2020 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–2 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Tel Aviv |
| 11:00 IST (UTC+3) | Saborit  30'Shechter  83' |
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Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Eitan Shmuelevic |
| 12 September 2020 2 | Bnei Yehuda | 2–2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv |
| 20:30 IST (UTC+3) | Allyson 6' Mori 9'Jan 21'Jan 73'Allyson 89' |
Report | Ben Bitton 64' Kandil 80'Shechter 83' |
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Fucsman |
| 16 December 2020 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–2 | Maccabi Netanya | Tel Aviv |
| 20:45 IST (UTC+3) | Cohen 35', 79' Golasa 53' |
Report | Frater 30', 51' Jaber 48'Azulay 66' |
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Erez Pappir |
| 2 November 2020 4 | Maccabi Haifa | 2–2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Haifa |
| 21:00 IST (UTC+3) | Chery 7' Rukavytsya 8'Rodríguez 21'Mabouka 58'Arad 86'Abu Fani 86' |
Report | Golasa 29' Guerrero 38'Cohen 70'Peretz 90' |
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Eli Hacmon |
| 25 October 2020 5 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0–0 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Tel Aviv |
| 21:00 IST (UTC+3) | Saborit 37' Karzev 45'Kandil 83' |
Report | Josué 83' |
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Erez Pappir |
| 8 November 2020 6 | Bnei Sakhnin | 1–2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Sakhnin |
| 20:15 IST (UTC+3) | Utin 41' Khalaila 90+6' (pen.) |
Report | Cohen 31' (pen.) Saborit 43'Kandil 54'Pešić 67'Karzev 90+3' |
Stadium: Doha Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Gal Leibovitz |
| 22 November 2020 7 | Hapoel Hadera | 0–1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Netanya |
| 20:00 IST (UTC+3) | Glazer 56' Tabachnik 84' |
Report | Khattab 30' (o.g.) Pešić 45'Peretz 84' |
Stadium: Netanya Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Roi Reinshreiber |
| 29 November 2020 8 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3–0 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | Tel Aviv |
| 20:45 IST (UTC+3) | Ben Haim 56' Pešić 38'Biton 45+1'Cohen 52'Schechter 90'  |
Report | Khattab 30' (o.g.) Pešić 45'Peretz 84' |
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniel Bar Natan |
| 7 December 2020 9 | Ashdod | 3–2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Ashdod |
| 20:00 IST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Yud Alef Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Snir Levi |
| 13 December 2020 10 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 4–3 | Hapoel Haifa | Tel Aviv |
| 20:45 IST (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Fuchsman |
| 21 December 2020 11 | Beitar Jerusalem | 0–0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Jerusalem |
| 20:45 IST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Teddy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Orel Greenfeld |
| 24 December 2020 12 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–0 | Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Tel Aviv |
| 20:00 IST (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Snir Levy |
| 28 December 2020 13 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv |
| 20:45 IST (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Liran Liani |
| 4 January 2021 14 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Petah Tikva |
| 20:45 IST (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Gal Leibovich |
| 7 January 2021 15 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0–0 | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv |
| 20:45 IST (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Aviad Shiloah |
| 23 January 2021 16 | Maccabi Netanya | 1–3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Netanya |
| 20:45 IST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Netanya Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Eitan Shmuelevic |
| 27 January 2021 17 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–1 | Maccabi Haifa | Tel Aviv |
| 20:45 IST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Orel Grinfeld |
| 1 February 2021 18 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 0–1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Be'er Sheva |
| 20:45 IST (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Turner Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Gal Leibovich |
| 6 February 2021 19 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–0 | Bnei Sakhin | Tel Aviv |
| 20:15 IST (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniel Bar Natan |
| 10 February 2021 20 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3–1 | Hapoel Hadera | Tel Aviv |
| 20:15 IST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Shalom Ben Avraham |
| 13 February 2021 21 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0–1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Petah Tikva |
| 19:50 IST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Fuchsman |
| 1 March 2021 22 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3–1 | Ashdod | Tel Aviv |
| 20:15 IST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 0 |
| 4 March 2021 23 | Hapoel Haifa | 0–2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Haifa |
| 20:45 IST (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium Attendance: 0 |
| 8 March 2021 24 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 4–1 | Beitar Jerusalem | Tel Aviv |
| 20:45 IST (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 0 |
| 13 March 2021 25 | Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 0–2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Kiryat Shmona |
| 19:50 IST (UTC+3) | Yoav Hofmayster 19' 34' |
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Stadium: Municipal Stadium Attendance: 0 |
| 20 March 2021 26 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 5,000 |
| 3 April 2021 27 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–1 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Tel Aviv |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 5,000 |
| 6 April 2021 28 | Maccabi Haifa | 1–1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Haifa |
| 20:00 | Planić 18' Lavi 19'Atzili Chery 90+4' |
Report | Geraldes 13' Guerrero 50', 50'Blackman 74' 76'Kandil 87' |
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Roi Reinshreiber |
| 11 April 2021 29 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Tel Aviv |
| 20:15 | Report |
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Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 7,916 Referee: Orel Grinfeld |
| 18 April 2021 30 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–1 | F.C. Ashdod | Tel Aviv |
| 20:30 | Saborit 71' |
Report | Berihon 48' |
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 8,822 Referee: Liran Liani |
| 25 April 2021 31 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 2–0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Kiryat Shmona |
| 20:15 | Report | Stadium: Municipal Stadium |
| 3 May 2021 32 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 1–1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Be'er Sheva |
| 20:30 | Kabha 61' |
Report | Cohen 28' (pen.) |
Stadium: Turner Stadium Referee: Orel Grinfeld |
| 9 May 2021 33 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–2 | Maccabi Haifa | Tel Aviv |
| 20:30 | Lavi 6' (o.g.) Pešić 17'Glazer 45+12'Yeini 67' |
Report | Donyoh 36' Chery 39'Abu Fani 57' |
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 22,913 Referee: Eitan Shmuelevic |
| 23 May 2021 34 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Petah Tikva |
| 21:00 | Report | Guerrero 62' Shechter 68'Peretz 78' |
Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium |
| 26 May 2021 35 | F.C. Ashdod | 1–2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Ashdod |
| 20:00 | Mugees 90' |
Report | Guerrero 77' Almog 88' |
Stadium: Yud Alef Stadium |
| 30 May 2021 36 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–2 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Tel Aviv |
| 20:30 | Biton 18' Biton 39' |
Report | Lúcio 53' Ansah 92+2' |
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium |
State Cup
| 21 February 2021 Eighth Round | Hapoel Be'er Sheva (1) | 0–1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv (1) | Be'er Sheva |
| 20:45 | Report | 65' Dor Peretz |
Stadium: Turner Stadium |
| 16 March 2021 Round of 16 | Hapoel Haifa (1) | 2–3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv (1) | Haifa |
| 20:45 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium Referee: Shalom Ben Avraham, Avi Goldstein, Yossi Babayof, Sagi Berman |
| 21 April 2021 Quarter-Finals | F.C. Ashdod (1) | 0–1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv (1) | Ashdod |
| 20:30 | Report | 54' Dor Peretz |
Stadium: Yud-Alef Stadium |
| 20 May 2021 Semi-Finals | Maccabi Haifa (1) | 0–2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv (1) | Haifa |
| 21:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1] Referee: Liran Liani Assistant referees: Dudu Biton, Roei Hassan Fourth official: Gal Laibuvitz |
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| 2 June 2021 Final | Maccabi Tel Aviv (1) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Hapoel Tel Aviv (1) | Tel Aviv |
| 20:30 |
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Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium |
Toto Cup
| 22 August 2020 Final | Bnei Sakhnin | 0–2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Sakhnin |
| 20:30 | Report | Stadium: Doha Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Idan Leiba |
Israeli Super Cup
| 8 August 2020 First Leg | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 0–2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Jerusalem |
| 20:15 IST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Teddy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniel Bar Natan |
| 13 August 2020 Second Leg | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–0 (4–0 agg.) | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Tel Aviv |
| 20:30 IST (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Gal Leibovich |
UEFA Champions League
| 19 August 2020 First qualifying round | Maccabi Tel Aviv  | 2–0 |  Riga | Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv |
| 19:00 (20:00 IDT) | Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Igor Pajač (Croatia) |
| 26 August 2020 Second qualifying round | Sūduva  | 0–3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Sūduva Stadium, Marijampolė |
| 18:00 (19:00 EEST) | Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia) |
| 16 September 2020 Third qualifying round | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–0 |  Dynamo Brest | Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv |
| 19:00 (20:00 EEST) | Biton 50' (p) |
Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy) |
| 22 September 2020 Play-off game 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–2 |  Red Bull Salzburg | Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv |
| 21:00 (22:00 IDT) |
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Attendance: 0[7] Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
| 30 September 2020 Play-off game 2 | Red Bull Salzburg | 3–1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Stadion Wals-Siezenheim, Wals-Siezenheim |
| 21:00 |
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Attendance: 0[8] Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) |
Europa League
Group stage
The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.[9]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VIL | MTA | SIV | QRB | |
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| 1 |  Villarreal |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 16 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 4–0 | 5–3 | Canc.[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 11 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 |  Sivasspor |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 6 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 |  Qarabağ |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | — |
- The Villarreal v Qarabağ match was awarded as a walkover to Villarreal after being cancelled as several players of the Qarabağ squad tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2.
| 22 October 2020 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–0 | Qarabağ | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Referee: John Beaton (Scotland) |
| 29 October 2020 2 | Sivasspor | 1–2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Sivas, Turkey |
| 18:55 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
| 5 November 2020 3 | Villarreal | 4–0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Villarreal, Spain |
| 22:10 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro) |
| 26 November 2020 4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–1 | Villarreal | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| 18:55 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal) |
Knockout phase
The round of 32 draw was held on 14 December 2020.[10]
| 18 February 2021 Round of 32 – 1st leg | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0–2 |  Shakhtar Donetsk | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| 22:00 EET (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: François Letexier (France) |
| 25 February 2021 Round of 32 – 2nd leg | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–0 (3–0 agg.) | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| 19:55 EET (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain) |
References
- "First Team Squad". Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- "Hapoel's appeal rejected, 4th place to Europe". Sports Channel (Israel) (in Hebrew). 24 May 2021.
- "There's no Europe: Hapoel Tel Aviv's appeal was rejected". Israel Hayom (in Hebrew). 24 May 2021.
- "Ligat ha'AL 2020/2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- "Maccabi Tel Aviv — Matches". soccerway. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- "Maccabi Tel Aviv has Qualified to the State Cup Final". Israel Football Association (in Hebrew). 20 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- "Full Time Summary Play-Offs 1st Leg – Maccabi Tel Aviv v Red Bull Salzburg" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- "Full Time Summary Play-Offs 2nd Leg – Red Bull Salzburg v Maccabi Tel Aviv" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- "2020/21 UEFA Europa League: all you need to know". UEFA.com. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- "Europa League round of 32 draw: all you need to know". UEFA.com. 1 December 2020.
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