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After the Europa League appearance in London, LASK on Sunday (starting at 1:30 pm live and exclusively on Sky Sport Austria 2 – stream the game with Sky X) against St. Pölten returns to the daily life of the Bundesliga. A rested team will play at Gugl with equal points, which has caused problems for the competition on several occasions this season. “This is a very, very important game for us to stay ahead,” emphasized LASK coach Dominik Thalhammer on the night of the 3-0 draw against Tottenham.
It is quite possible that at the start in Linz, the series champion Salzburg (who tours Austria on Saturdays) has already presented and extended his lead over LASK to eight points. Rapid (a guest on WAC) is also currently in third place with ten points ahead of LASK, who could approach the fifth round with a slightly different staff.
Because the European Cup match was intense and ended for LASK with a battered trio. The health status of James Holland, Rene Renner and Andrés Andrade was still uncertain before returning to Linz on Friday night. “We have to find out which players are fit and then we put all our energy into Sunday’s game,” Thalhammer said.
From LASK’s point of view it is a proud series to defend, in the Bundesliga, Upper Austria remains undefeated against SKN with seven wins and three draws. The two games last year were also clearly (3-0, 4-1) to black and white. However, there are now new coaches at the helm for both teams.
Ibertsberger praises LASK’s performance against Tottenham
Robert Ibertsberger watched the Tottenham game, of course. “It was an extremely brave performance because they tried to be confident both on offense and defensively,” said the SKN coach. I wanted to judge performance against the “non-negative” English starting group. “They have world-class players inside who can solve pressure situations. However, I saw what could come our way, it is not without him. “
Ibertsberger did not believe that the LASK trip to England could be an advantage for his team. “LASK is used to this strain and they are also in great shape.” His team learned from a successful start to the season and even the cup loss to Salzburg (0: 3) that “brave appearances are not bad” against the best opponents in the league.
St. Pölten have won their last four away games and have scored no fewer than 17 goals. “We definitely dare to score points again at LASK,” said Ibertsberger. Thalhammer has also registered this self-confidence. “Of course we also know about the development and quality of St. Pölten this year.”
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