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Toama and Badier ruled out for Hapoel

Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC will be denied the services of Salim Toama and Walid Badier for their Matchday 5 home game against SL Benfica after the duo picked up niggling injuries.

Hapoel will have to do without Salim Toama and Walid Badier against Benfica
Hapoel will have to do without Salim Toama and Walid Badier against Benfica ©Getty Images

Midfielders Salim Toama and Walid Badier will miss Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC's home game against SL Benfica on 24 November after being ruled out for ten days each with minor injuries.

A scan revealed that Toama, 31, had incurred a slight tear to a thigh muscle while warming up to come on as a substitute in the 0-0 Israeli Premier League draw against Beitar Jerusalem FC on Sunday. The 36-year-old Badier, meanwhile, tugged a hamstring in the first half of the same match but managed to play the 90 minutes.

With just a point from their first four Group B fixtures, Hapoel need wins in both their remaining games if they are to have a chance of qualifying for the UEFA Europa League round of 32 as the third-placed side in their section. They can no longer reach the UEFA Champions League knockout phase.

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