There will be little left to play for in the Tuesday's Champions League match between Maccabi Haifa and Bordeaux, are both sides are already certain of their position.
For Maccabi, this is a not a good thing as the Israelians have failed to earn a single point from their first five games. As such, pride will be the only thing at stake in this match.
At the domestic level, Maccabi recovered from a defeat to Maccabi Tel Aviv one week ago by beating Bnei Sakhnin 1-0 on the weekend. Their performance this season leaves them in first place in the Ligat Al.
With 13 points from five games, Bordeaux are the surprise winners in this group and leave either Juventus or Bayern Munich eliminated. The French will likely field a makeshift team as they will not want to risk their best players with next Sunday's league game against Lyon on the schedule.
Bordeaux seemed to have lost their form in November but recovered in the last few weeks, and still have a four-points lead over Montpellier in the Ligue 1.
The previous meeting between these two teams was also one of the toughest for Bordeaux in this group phase, as the French needed an 83rd-minute goal from Ciani to decide the game.
Maccabi defender Jorge Teixeira is a doubt ahead of this match, while midfielder Gustavo Boccoli is certainly unavailable with a groin injury.
As Bordeaux manager Laurent Blanc is set to field a team of reserves, having selected only 15 players to travel to Israel, injury concerns are not much of an issue for the visiting side.
Maccabi are slightly favored to win this game, or at least secure a point and end their European adventure on a positive note.
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