28. júlí, 2006
Jæja, þá er búið að draga í undankeppni Meistaradeildarinnar. Liverpool dróst gegn Maccabi Tel Aviv frá Ísrael. Varðandi öryggismálin, þá segja UEFA menn þetta:
Uefa insists they will not put Liverpool players, fans and officials of Liverpool at risk as they face the prospect of travelling to the troubled Middle East. Official Rob Faulkner explained: “We’ve asked the Israel FA and relevant authorities to give us assurances concerning safety.”
Faulkner explained that the Israeli FA had been asked to look at alternative venues, should the game be played outside the country. He said: “We all see the news and have serious concerns - and the situation is changing daily. But this is the right way to do it and we’re asking the right people.
“We’ll be in discussions with both clubs but the key is the safety of players, fans and officials - and we wouldn’t go ahead if we didn’t have those assurances. “We have played with problems and conflict there before and also played games away from Israel. That is Plan B - a back-up plan.”
Líklegt verður að teljast að útileikurinn verði leikinn utan Ísrael. Drátturinn í heild sinni er svona:
Sheriff Tiraspol/Spartak Moscow v Liberec
Shakhtar Donetsk v FH Hafnarfjordur/Legia Warsaw
FC Zurich/SV Red Bull Salzburg v Valencia
Levski Sofia/Sioni Bolnisi v Chievo
Hearts/Siroki Brijeg v AEK Athens
CSKA Moscow v Djurgardens IF/SCP Ruzomberok
AC Milan v Cork/Crvena Zvezda
Galatasaray v Mlada Boleslav/Valerenga
Standard Liege v HIT Gorica/Steaua Bucuresti
Austria Magna v Benfica
FK Ekranas/Dinamo Zagreb v Arsenal
FC Copenhagen/MyPa v Ajax
Hamburg v Osasuna
FK Metalurgs/Dynamo Kiev v Fenerbahce/B36 Torshavn
Liverpool v Maccabi Haifa
Lille v Debrecen/Rabotnicki Kometal
Uppfært (EÖE): Rafa segir að það komi ekki til greina að Liverpool spili í Ísrael.