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Two days before the match, Champions League winners Bayern Munich withdrew its offer – as previously reported – to extend Alaba’s contract, which will expire next summer.
Munich leads the table in Group A with six points from two games. Salzburg, on the other hand, has only made it to one meter so far. Still, Alaba warned about the police.
Praise: “Salzburg play football very well”
“You are a dangerous outsider, a team that is anything but underrated. I have followed this club for years, they have played very good football for a long time and they excel.”
Salzburg will therefore not be taken lightly, the Austrian international promised. “We are aware that we have to be 100 percent prepared and focused,” emphasized the 28-year-old before the duel with the club of fellow ÖFB teammates Andreas Ulmer and Cican Stankovic.
Bayern Munich are still very hungry
Bayern have not lost focus so far, despite August’s triple set. Although the preparation for the new season was extremely short, they have won ten in the previous eleven games. “I am not surprised because I can see how we are working. We are still very hungry,” Alaba said.
Bayern’s head of the starting defense initially saved 2-1 in Cologne on Saturday and played in central midfield after being replaced by Javi Martínez in the 79th minute. It can be ruled out that he is used in this position more often in the future in Munich. “In the game against Colonia he came out of the situation,” said Alaba.
No win for Austria against Bayern
The balance of the Austrian teams in the European Football Cup against representatives of Germany is clear: only 17 wins and eleven draws out of 36 losses are recorded. The comparison with Bayern seems even clearer: in eight games, only one win was achieved in two draws. However, Salzburg stands out with a positive balance.
Salzburg’s European Cup record against Germany positive
The only success of a representative of the ÖFB over the record champions of Germany was already more than 53 years ago: on February 15, 1967, Rapid won the first leg of the quarter-final of the Cup championship in Vienna with a goal for August Starek 1-0. The return leg was lost 2-0 in extra time, “Bomber” Gerd Müller scored in the 106th minute for “Kaiser” Franz Beckenbauer’s team.
Salzburg, which never played a competitive match against Bayern even in Austria, has a positive record in the Red Bull era against German proxies worth watching. Four wins (against Borussia Dortmund, Schalke 04 and RB Leipzig / twice) and two draws face only two losses. One of them dates back to February 2020, when the Bulls lost in the Europa League round of 32 against Eintracht Frankfurt with 1: 4 and 2: 2.
(Those: APA)
