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Without shining, Salzburg took the last hurdle on the way to the premier class with a total score of 5: 2. After eleven failed attempts, all that counted was progress, and the joy after the final whistle was written on the faces of the protagonists. “I am very happy, a dream has come true. It’s an emotional and memorable night, “said Patson Daka, who scored two goals.
“Of course there was pressure,” said Zlatko Junuzovic, who returned as a “wild card” after injury. “But we deserve to continue. It’s great that we have made it through the play-offs. Now all the talk that bothered is over, ”the 33-year-old alluded to the ongoing issue in recent years.
ZIB night with Champions League (from minute 11:13)
Salzburg reached the group stage of the Champions League. Contribution begins at minute 11:13.
From Valencia (2006) to Dudelange (2012) to Red Star of Belgrade (2018): Salzburg always found a way to fail until Wednesday. Against Maccabi Tel Aviv, who faced eleven failures due to the corona virus, Salzburg only wavered in a few phases. After a weak first half, the “cops” turned the game around in Tel Aviv and won 2-1. In Salzburg, the hosts conceded the equalizer to make it 1-1 and were pressured early in the second half. In the end, however, the upper individual class should prevail.
“Proud of my team”
“It was a little easier for the opponent to have so many positive coronavirus tests, but they were still strong and had good players on the field. We had our difficulties in both games, but we played well after the difficult moments, “said coach Jesse Marsch, praising his team. Dominik Szoboszlai, who stood firm from the penalty spot in both games, also showed some respect to the team.” I am proud of mine. Team, because it wasn’t so good in Israel and we still won. Today we show what we can do, and we also win, “said the 19-year-old.
Veteran Junuzovic shared his teammate’s views: “We were dominant for long periods, but football is often unpredictable. With the second shot on goal they hit, then he comes in a bit shaken, “said the midfielder. Marsch said:” The start of the second half was not easy, they had nothing else to lose, but with the third goal it was almost over. “
Third goal also achieved
The American achieved what prominent predecessors such as Giovanni Trapattoni, Huub Stevens and Marco Rose were denied: dominating the CL standings with Salzburg. But that wasn’t that important to the 46-year-old. “I think about the team, I always believed that we were going to achieve this goal. The club is more mature, the boys are more mature. We didn’t have any stress from the past, our focus was on the goal and the past that we live together. We use that, ”said Marsch, who successfully motivated the team during the forced hiatus due to the corona virus.
“We set ourselves three goals: Cup, championship and we always had this qualifying round in mind. I am very happy with the guys because they worked a lot every day. You showed mentality. Now we feel really good, ”said Marsch, whose goals were documented on a glass wall with the signatures of his players. The coach was especially happy that night with players like Andreas Ulmer, Andre Ramalho, sports director Christoph Freund and “Mr. Mateschitz ”,“ who had these bad experiences. We are writing a new story. “
Salzburg eagerly awaits Geneva
On Thursday (5pm) the players, coaches and the rest of the support team will again look excitedly at Switzerland, where the eight groups of four teams each will be drawn in Geneva. The Austrian series champion is drawn from pot three. Last year the “policemen” faced Liverpool, Napoli and Genk. Similar calibers await the Austrian series champions again this year.
“Barcelona, Manchester City or Real Madrid, clubs like this mean great experiences like last season against Liverpool or Napoli. With games like this, we can develop again, ”said Daka. Marsch would like to have “just new main opponents”, and Szoboszlai agreed: “I don’t have a particular opponent. Being alone in the Champions League is just great.”
Of course, the Champions League again throws millions into the coffers of Salzburg. Due to the pandemic and its aftermath, keyword: viewers, there will be fewer than last year, but CEO Stephan Reiter may again rub his hands. He and sporting director Freund also confirmed that all players will be at the club after October 5 (end of transfer).
Pot allocation for the group stage draw
Pot one: Bayern Munich (Alaba / defending champion), Sevilla FC, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Juventus Turin, Paris Saint-Germain, Zenit Saint Petersburg, Porto FC
Pot two: FC Barcelona, Atlético de Madrid, Manchester City, Manchester United, Schachtar Donezk, Borussia Dortmund, Chelsea, Ajax Amsterdam
Pot three: Dynamo of Kiev, FC Salzburg, RB Leipzig (Sabitzer, Laimer), Inter Milan, Olympiacos Piraeus, Lazio Roma, Krasnodar, Atalanta Bergamo
Pot four: Lok Moscow, Olympique de Marseille, Club Brugge, FC Midtjylland, Borussia Mönchengladbach (Lainer, Lazaro, Wolf), Istanbul Basaksehir, Stade Rennes, Ferencvaros Budapest
