Uefa opt for safety of neutral venues

Uefa have confirmed that this week's two UEFA Cup second qualifying round first-leg games involving Israeli clubs have been rearranged…

Uefa have confirmed that this week's two UEFA Cup second qualifying round first-leg games involving Israeli clubs have been rearranged for neutral venues.

Hapoel Tel-Aviv will now play their home tie against NK Domzale of Slovenia in the Dutch city of Tilburg, while the match between Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv FC and PFC Lokomotiv Sofia will now be played in Senec, Slovakia. Both games take place on Thursday.

A decision on where Liverpool's Champions League third qualifying round with Maccabi Haifa will be made later today.

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