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Red Bull Salzburg has to defend an almost inhuman series on Wednesday in the ÖFB Cup hit against Rapid Vienna (starting at 8.30pm on the LIVE ticker).
Since the sensational elimination in the 2013 semi-finals against eventual winner FC Pasching, the “Bulls” have only lost one cup match: in 2018, Sturm Graz managed to eliminate the Mozartstadters in the final, but only 1-0 after the extension.
For Rapid coach Dietmar Kühbauer, a win against Salzburg would be a prestigious success: “A Cup win against Salzburg would be a big problem, but for that we need an incredibly good performance and conviction.”
“Everything is possible in this game”
“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.”
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“We show our true colors”
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.
Close game last year
Last year there was already a duel between Rapid and Salzburg in the second round of the cup. At the time, Mozart’s City guests only won 2-1 with a goal from Takumi Minamino in the last minute of extra time (121).
“So for sure they will be burning for revenge and giving their all. Also, Rapid were not so successful in the last two games. That makes them even more dangerous,” Ramalho said with conviction.
Clearly assigned favorite roles
In Wednesday’s other two Cup knockout matches, the favorite roles are clearly assigned: WAC hosts second division Amstetten in the afternoon (starting at 4pm), LASK after (6pm / both games in the LIVE ticker) the fourth division ASK Elektra of the Vienna City League.
Austria Vienna, Sturm Graz, fourth division Vienna and Austria Klagenfurt record winners have already reached the quarter-finals.
And with the winner of Tuesday’s game (6pm) between Kapfenberger SV and Blau Weiß Linz, there is at least one other second division team in the bottom eight, in addition to the Klagenfurters, who will play Salzburg – Rapid (the following Wednesday). from 10:25 p.m.). Uhr / LIVE ORF 1) by “ZiB” host Roman Rafreider.
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