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“Now we know the approximate address, nothing more. But of course we will watch the two opponents very closely and then take the necessary measures, ”said Salzburg sporting director Christoph Freund. Coach Jesse Marsch reacted in a similar way: “I think both teams are of great quality and the match will not be easy at all. Now we have to look closely at this match and then analyze as precisely as possible the rivals who will be waiting for us in the play-off. “
The last round before moving on to the premier category group stage will be decided in the first and second stages at the end of September. The dates are 22./23. and 29./30. September. Salzburg have to play away first, Rapid would play the first leg of the play-off at home. While the Austrian champions are on the path of the champions in the play-off, Rapid has to pass the third round of the Champions League qualifying away from KAA Gent.
The decision will be made in a match on September 15 or 16 due to postponements caused by the coronavirus pandemic. This means that extra time and penalty shoot-out is possible to determine the promoted player. For the loser, the ticket to the group stage of the Europa League remains a consolation. With this and a € 3 million buy-in, Rapidler can count on a 1-0 away win last Wednesday against Lok Zagreb in the second qualifying round anyway.
There are no fond memories of Salzburg.
Salzburg’s possible rival Maccabi, who won the second qualifying round 3-0 at Suduva Marijampole, are favorites on 16 September against Brest, who won 2-1 against FK Sarajevo. Itay Shechter is one of the most famous players in the Israeli champions’ squad, of whom the “policemen”, who automatically entered the group stage last year, 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, Salzburg 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.
Rapid still has to jump a hurdle
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 coronavirus, the Dutch were behind Ajax Amsterdam only by the worst goal difference and prevailed 3-1 in the CL second qualifying round against Viktoria Pilsen after the extension. Your game against Kiev will also be played on September 15.
