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Red Bull Salzburg plays the Champions League for the second time in a row! In Group A, the Bulls face defending champions Bayern Munich, Atlético de Madrid and Lokomotiv Moscow. “The group is more difficult than last year,” captain Andreas Ulmer stated frankly. For coach Jesse Marsch it is “the hardest thing” ever.
At first, Marsch did not want to name any specific goal. “Many (players, note) shouted ‘no group A’ in the draw, many shouted ‘please group A’. Our guys have a great passion to play against the best opponents. It’s an advantage, a young woman Having troops, still they don’t think about it too much. ” Ulmer, the policeman with the longest service, was convinced: “Nothing is impossible, we have played many good games at international level. We do not need to hide or be afraid.”
The premier category group stage begins on October 20 and 21. In the previous season, Salzburg faced defending champions Liverpool at the time in their first premier. In the evening, UEFA announced that, starting next week, fans will once again be admitted to international matches, including the premier category, under certain conditions.
Bavaria, Athletic and Locomotive
CL’s three current season opponents are uncharted territory for the Bulls, but the sensational 3-0 win over Bayern in January 2014 is still well remembered. Of course, only Andreas Ulmer and Andre Ramalho are still on board from Salzburg. “This is something very special and a very, very important game for us,” said sporting director Christoph Freund.
There she is! FC Bayern Munich, Atlético de Madrid and FC Lokomotiv Moscow: THAT is our UEFA Champions League group! ???? Opinion? Comment with an emoji!
Posted by FC Red Bull Salzburg on Thursday 1st Oct 2020
Salzburg meets the best teams
“The big clubs are coming back to Salzburg, which is really cool,” Freund said after the 3-1 win against Maccabi Tel Aviv. As in the previous year, when Salzburg were in the CL group stage for the first time, thanks to a fixed place over the national Bundesliga, the cream of the cream awaits coach Jesse Marsch’s team in the draw.
Champions League and Crown
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, there could be more game cancellations, then somehow a new alternate date must be found. UEFA reserves the right to extend the group stage until January 28. If it cannot be concluded for “any reason”, the UEFA Executive Committee will decide on the composition of the knockout round, the umbrella federation announced.
Champions League draw on LIVETICKER
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