The Hapoel Tel Aviv FC should be sharper in defense and attack time to start what coach Eli Gutman called "second round" of Group B of UEFA Champions League home match against FC Schalke 04. Unlike the Israeli team who did not score any points, the Germans, second, scored six points, the same total achieved in 10 Bundesliga matches, and Felix Magath is confident that their concerns in the league does annoy not Tuesday.
Eli Gutman, coach of Hapoel The UEFA Champions League
We must stay close to Schalke players and not give them the space to show their quality. We have to squeeze more and attack more. We have problems in defense, we conceded too many goals in the league, FC Schalke and we must work on it more than ever. [The attacker] Etey Shechter is a key player and he will be missed but Hapoel rests only on his team play, we showed in our last match [this weekend] we can always win with our two Other attackers.
Felix Magath, coach of Schalke Hapoel Tel Aviv and FC Schalke
Even if we lose, what we do not expect we'll always have six points and one more home game and an away game to play. I do not think it would affect us if Hapoel managed to win this game. Things are very different in the Champions League and Bundesliga. We are aware of our poor ranking in the Bundesliga and we try to remedy this.
• Hapoel
Avihay Yadin was released because of an ankle injury against Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC on Saturday but he could play. Shechter Etey miss the 4th day after tearing the hamstring rights, while Romain Rocchi (stomach and groin) and Mahran Lala (knee ligament) are absent for a long time.
• Schalke Hapoel Tel Aviv
Lukas Schmitz is unavailable due to a hip injury, Hao Junmin has not made the trip following an appendectomy on October 29, Jermaine Jones is on the side because of an ankle ligament problem and Mathias Schober is sick. Tim Hoogland is back in training after a knee injury and pancreatitis, while Levan Kenia (ankle) and Christian Pander (muscle problems) are absent.
Hapoel Tel Aviv vs FC Schalke Live
Results of the weekend
30/10/10 Hapoel 3-2 Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC
(Tamuz 27th 51st, 67th Zahavi; Asulin 71st, 90th Melikson 3)
30/10/10 Schalke 0-1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen
