Liverpool´s Champions League qualifier against Maccabi Haifa will be played on a neutral ground after UEFA today announced no European games will be held in Israel during the current armed conflict.UEFA have told the Israeli FA and clubs to provide alternative venues within another UEFA member association. Liverpool are playing Maccabi Haifa at Anfield on Wednesday with the return leg on August 23.UEFA said in a statement: "UEFA have today decided in the light of the ongoing armed conflicts in and around Israel, no European competition matches can be staged in the country until further notice."
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