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Against Moscow’s supposedly lighter group opponent, the Salzburg team around coach Jesse Marsch expects a similarly furious start as in the previous season. The Bulls won the first game of the group stage 6-2.
“I have the toughest group”
Salzburg’s goal is to “create this group” and Marsch shows the way. “To achieve this goal we have to defend better. We scored a lot of goals last year, but we conceded too many,” said the American, explaining how promotion should be achieved. Third with seven points and a goal difference of 16:13, Salzburg made it to the Europa League in 2019.
But the experiences of the previous season, when cops molested Liverpool and Napoli, were snatched away, according to defender Maximilian Wöber. “We are more stable”, emphasizes the defender facing the well rehearsed and the lessons of the preseason. “These experiences and the feeling that we can keep up with the best teams give the team a great jolt and added motivation because we know: even if we have caught what is probably the most difficult group, we can achieve a lot.”
For promotion to Group A with Bayern Munich’s Kapazundern and Atlético de Madrid, a home win at the beginning would make it much easier, as Wöber knows: “I think we can hurt the great teams again. But tomorrow is the Moscow Lok, and if we advance then we definitely have to win this game. “
Quarantine was used for video studies
Marsch doesn’t want to talk about a mandatory win. “One point would be important to us and if we could score three points it would be a good start.” The team passed the ten-day quarantine after the corona cases with extensive video studies. “We know Lok inside and out,” emphasizes Wöber. “We all know their strengths, their offensive qualities, that they play a lot on the flanks. We all know weak points where we can hurt them a lot and vice versa, where they can hurt us.”
“We are poised for a huge achievement,” Marsch sees his team equipped and nearly complete. Apart from the injured Antoine Bernede, the whole team is in good shape. A perfect football festival in front of a full house, therefore, you are only a victim of the corona virus. At least 3,000 spectators can again support the team, the latest government restriction of 1,500 spectators does not apply until Friday. However, on Wednesday the club decided not to open the dining rooms.
Look like certain strangers
The opponent is the fourth team in Russia after eleven league rounds, and the dress rehearsal against Ufa 1-0 was almost appropriate. Because seven times Serbian coach Marko Nikolic’s team – mostly at 4-4-2 flat – did not receive a goal.
Although all the positive tests came back recently after the crown cases, with Croatian head of defense Vedran Corluka (calf problems) and winger Wladislaw Ignjatew (Achilles tendon) missing two key players. Because of this, too, the opponent still has certain unknowns. “We haven’t heard anything about the injured players or the crown cases. Hopefully we find out more information in the next 24 hours,” Marsch said.
Runner-up Russia is in the CL group stage for the third time in a row, having just finished last. Eleven of CL’s last 13 games were lost and the other two were won. Also uplifting for the strong home team from Salzburg: Lok only managed one win in the last seven road appearances (at Bayer Leverkusen), albeit on matchday one of last season. The most recent comparisons so far with a local club were decided by the “Eisbahner-Club” in 2011 in the Europa League against Sturm Graz (3-1 at home, 2-1 away).
Possible configurations:
Salzburg: Stankovic – Kristensen, Ramalho, Wöber, Ulmer – Okugawa, Junuzovic, E. Mwepu, Szoboszlai – Koita, Dhaka
Ersatz: Coronel – Vallci, Farkas, Onguene, Camara, Ashimeru, Berisha, Okafor
Foul: Bernede (broken tibia)
Moscow locomotive: Guilherme – Schiwogljadow, Murilo, Lyszow, Rybus – Schemaletdinow, Krychowiak, Kulikow, Mirantschuk – Ze Luis, Smolow
Ersatz: Kotschenkow – Siljanow, Muchin, Rybtschinski, Kamano, Djordjevic, Eder
Foul: Ignatjew (Achilles tendon), Rajkovic (almonds), Barinow (knee)
Doubtful: Corluka (calf problems), Magkeew (sick)
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