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Red Bull Salzburg and Rapid Vienna meet in the round of 16 of the ÖFB Cup.
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After the recent setbacks, Rapid Vienna hopes to achieve a sense of accomplishment Wednesday night in the round of 16 of the soccer cup in Salzburg.
“A Cup win against Salzburg would be a big deal, but for that we need an incredibly good performance and conviction,” coach Dietmar Kühbauer said before the duel with the defending champion and Bundesliga leader, who has only played one game. Cup match since 2013: 2018 final against Sturm Graz (0: 1 nV) – lost.
Quick hopes of success against Salzburg
“That shows that they are a really good team, but anything is possible in this match. We will bring eleven players to the field who are convinced that we can beat Salzburg,” the Rapid coach promised on Tuesday, although For Hütteldorfer, things finally They were anything but as expected. They missed out on promotion to the Europa League round of 16 at 2-2 on Thursday in their home game against Molde and then conceded a 3-0 failure on Sunday in their own stadium against WSG Tirol.
Jesse Marsch didn’t want to overstate Rapid’s latest slip against the Wattener. “We saw the game. They turned a lot and I’m sure they will come with a new lineup,” said the American, who demands the total commitment of his team. “At the moment, the will and the fight on the field are the most important issues against Rapid.”
Red Bull Salzburg warned about Rapid Vienna
He described Rapid’s greatest strength as “team spirit. They also have quality, but they have a strong mentality. We have played well in recent weeks, the game against LASK was perfect for us. We showed our true colors.” That’s how it should be on Wednesday too, “Marsch said once again about Sunday’s 3-1 win at home in the head-to-head with LASK, which should now be seamlessly connected.
“If we win the last two games, we will have had a very good autumn,” said the 47-year-old. After the cup hit against Rapid, the “Bulls” will host the WAC on Sunday (2.30pm), which, like the Salzburg team, is in the 16th Europa League finals.
The head of defense, Andre Ramalho, awaits a highly motivated opponent in the arena of Wals-Siezenheim. “It is always a very difficult match against Rapid, it is usually a tough fight. They always give their all, we saw that the last time when we were 1-1,” said the 28-year-old Brazilian, referring to the last league game until moment. of the two teams on November 8 in Vienna.
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