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“We know very well that it will be a close match. We definitely need a better performance than in Norway. But every player wants to achieve it, he wants to spend the winter in the Europa League. So I am in a good mood, but we need a very good performance, “coach Dietmar Kühbauer said at the final press conference before the” final match “on Wednesday. These games are the icing on the cake.”
Molde is currently second in the Norwegian league behind new champions Bodö / Glimt and has only lost the last of their last five European Cup away matches against Arsenal (0: 3), Group B champions. , November 26. Rapid, on the other hand, has just lost two of the most recent eleven mandatory international matches at his own stadium, against top teams Inter Milan (0: 1) and Arsenal (1: 2), and won six.
Europa League, Group B
Thursday, 6.55 pm:
Fast – Mold
Allianz Stadion, SR Guide (ITA)
Possible configurations:
Quick: Gartler – Stojkovic, Hofmann, Barac, Ullmann – Schick, Knasmüllner, Grahovac, Ritzmaier – Kara, Fountas
Quick: Linde – Wingo, Sinyan, Gregersen, Risa – Aursnes, Eikrem, Ellingsen – Hestad, Omoijuanfo, Knudtzon
The strength of home as a trump card
“If we do a good job, we will come off the field as winners,” midfielder Marcel Ritzmaier is convinced. “We cannot let them come into the game,” Kühbauer demanded, invoking the strength at home: “We play at home, we know our strengths and we know very well that we did very, very well, especially in the home games. We need a playful presence, but we also have to be present in duels. We have to find the balance between good defense and the right offensive accents. “
At the same time, the Rapid manager also recalled 13 December 2018, when the Verdiblancos made the jump to the knockout phase of the Europa League round of 16 with a 1-0 home win over Glasgow Rangers. . By the way, the winning scorer was Dejan Ljubicic in the 84th minute. This time, however, someone else has to judge him for Rapid, because the current captain will be out until the end of the year due to a torn ligament in his right ankle.
“We did it against Glasgow Rangers back then and that’s our goal again now. The guys have to be hot for that, and they definitely are, ”said Kühbauer, who is again available for forward Taxiarchis Fountas. “Of course, the taxi doesn’t have the match practice you need, but because of its quality, its speed, its nose in front of the goal, it is always a very dangerous player. And I hope tomorrow brings what I can. “
