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Red Bull Salzburg will face Maccabi Tel Aviv or Dinamo Brest in the Champions League play-offs. Rapid would face the winner of the duel between Dynamo Kiev and AZ Alkmaar in the event of a third-round success via KAA Gent. That was the result of Tuesday’s draw at UEFA headquarters in Nyon.
Unlike all other qualifying rounds of the European Cup, the play-offs are played over two games. The dates are 22./23. and 29./30. September.
LASK and Hartberg’s opponents have been determined in EL’s third qualifying round
Maccabi, who won 3-0 in the second qualifying round at Suduva Marijampole, are favorites on 16 September against Brest, who were up 2-1 against FK Sarajevo. Itay Shechter is one of the most famous players in the Israeli champions’ squad, of whom the “policemen” have bad memories. Ten years ago, the Hapoel Tel Aviv striker prevailed in the Champions League play-off against Salzburg with a total score of 4: 3.
A year earlier, the Mozartstadt team had also failed in the last round before the “premier class” group stage at an Israeli club. At that time Maccabi Haifa was too strong with a total score of 1: 5. The only European Cup match with a Belarusian representative ended with a bitter departure for Salzburg: in 2015 they were eliminated from the Europa League play-off. against Dinamo Minsk on penalties. Three years ago, Brest had to admit defeat to SCR Altach in the Europa League standings with a total of 1: 4.
The most prominent name at Dinamo Brest can be found on the official list. Since September 2018, Diego Maradona is the honorary president of the club, which won the Belarusian full-year championship for the first time in the club’s history in November 2019. At the moment, Brest is only 10th in the league after 20 sets.
Last year, Salzburg entered the Champions League as an automatically classified club for the first time since it was acquired by Red Bull. Before that, they had failed to rate a total of eleven times
This time everything should be different, even if coach Jesse Marsch was waiting. “I think both teams are of great quality and the duel is not easy at all. Now we have to look closely at this match (note: September 16) and then analyze as precisely as possible the rivals who will be waiting for us in the play-off. “
Sporting director Christoph Freund added: “Now we know the approximate direction, nothing more. But, of course, we will analyze the two opponents very closely and then take the necessary steps. “
There was no comment from Rapid on possible play-off opponents, after all Hütteldorfer will not have to beat Gent on 15 September. Should he win, he would go against Ukraine’s runner-up Dynamo Kiev, whom Green-White eliminated in the decisive knockout tie of the Champions League in 1996, or against Alkmaar.
In the spring before the championship was canceled due to the crown, the Dutch were behind Ajax Amsterdam after 25 rounds only due to worse goal difference and they prevailed in the CL second qualifying round against Viktoria Pilsen by 3-1 after extra time. Your game against Kiev will also be played on September 15.
The giveaway at a glance:
“Master Way”: Maccabi Tel Aviv / Dynamo Brest (BLR) – Red Bull Salzburg, Slavia Prague – FC Midtjylland (DEN) / Young Boys Bern, Olympiacos Piraeus – Omonia Nicosia / Roter Stern Belgrade, Karabach Agdam (AZE) / Molde FK (NOR) – Ferencvaros Budapest / Dinamo Zagreb
“Way of the league”: KAA Ghent (BEL) / SK Rapid Wien – Dynamo Kiev / AZ Alkmaar (NED), FK Krasnodar (RUS) – PAOK Saloniki / Benfica Lisbon
The winners are in the group stage of the Champions League, the losers are playing in the group stage of the Europa League.
(THAN)
