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Red Bull Salzburg will face Maccabi Tel Aviv or Dinamo Brest in the Champions League play-off. And Rapid would face the winner of the duel between Dynamo Kiev and AZ Alkmaar in the event of a success in the third round via KAA Gent. That was the result of Tuesday’s draw at UEFA headquarters in Nyon. Unlike all other qualifying rounds, the play-offs are played at home and in the second leg matches. The dates are 22./23. and 29./30. September.
But one thing is already clear: Maccabi, who won the second qualifying round 3-0 in Marijampole, are favorites on 16 September against Brest, who were up 2-1 against FK Sarajevo. One of the most famous players in the Israeli champions’ squad is Itay Shechter, of whom Salzburg have bad memories. Ten years ago, the Hapoel Tel Aviv striker prevailed in the premier class play-off against Salzburg with a total score of 4: 3.
A year earlier, the series champions had also failed at an Israeli club in the last round before the group stage. 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.
Maradona waits in Brest
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, who 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 national league after 20 games.
Salzburg is also a burned child. For the first time last year they entered the Champions League as a qualified club automatically since the acquisition by Red Bull. Before that, they had failed to qualify a total of eleven times. This year everything should be different, even if coach Jesse Marsch was waiting. “I think both teams are of great quality and the duel will not be easy. Now we have to look closely at this match (note: September 16) and then at the opponent who will face us in the play-off.” then I hoped to analyze as precisely as possible. “Sporting director Christoph Freund added:” Now we know the approximate direction, nothing more. But of course we will examine the two opponents very carefully and then take the necessary measures. “
Home Advantage for LASK
LASK, in turn, will face the winner of Dunajska Streda of Slovakia against FK Jablonec of the Czech Republic in the third qualifying round of the Europa League. Linz has home advantage on September 24 and, should they win the match to be decided in a match, the October 1 play-off will be for a place in the group stage.
TSV Hartberg, who will face Piast Gliwice in Poland in the second qualifying round on 17 September, will have to go to Scandinavia in case of promotion. In the third round, the IFK Göteborg winner awaits FC Copenhagen.what / rails)
