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Red Bull Salzburg is clear number one in the championship group as of Easter weekend. Jesse Marsch’s team defeated one of the challengers 1-0 on Saturday with LASK and is at least three points ahead of their first rival Rapid even after sharing the points.
With his 20th goal of the season, Patson Daka decided the match in favor of Salzburg, who eventually went ahead in the second half. But before the break, Upper Austria proved to be a tough nut to crack, they had more game, but could not take advantage of their opportunities. “Before the game we said we had to make a strong defense. It was very good to see how good our chain was and how good our goalkeeper was,” Marsch said happily.
He still doesn’t want to rule out LASK, which starts five points behind in the championship group. His team has yet to deal with athletes twice in the league, and the two teams will meet on May 1 in the cup final in Klagenfurt. “We still have three fights with LASK, that was not the last word for either team,” said the American.
Salzburg scored four more points than last season in the regular season, conceding just four losses in 22 rounds and scoring an average of just over three goals per game. “That’s a great statistic. We have played a great season so far. But the biggest games are coming now,” Marsch emphasized.
Despite the defeat, LASK also feels ready for the decisive phase of the championship. “In the end it is still that we lost a great game, but I am of the opinion that we were very close to our rival in terms of performance and that should give us motivation for the next games with Salzburg,” explained manager Dominik Thalhammer.
After a “bumpy” start to the spring season, his team found balance and confidence in offensive actions. Salzburg is and will remain the measure of all things, but LASK sees itself closing in. “It is important that we see that we are closing the gap through the game. That we are not the losing team on the field. We have shown that we can face any opponent in the championship group and play dominant football against any opponent.” , the technician praised the performance of his protégés.
Regaining five points in ten rounds will be difficult against Salzburg, but the cup title also attracts the Linzers. “We have a rival in front of our chest in the cup final that we can bring to the brink of defeat with a good one and thus achieve perhaps one of the greatest successes of recent years. Today we saw that it is possible if we have a perfect one. one day, “Thalhammer said.
