Salzburg celebrates the first victory of the CL group in Moscow

• Red Bull Salzburg have a deserved 3-1 win against Lok Moscow.
• This gives the team a chance to move up.

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Red Bull Salzburg has finally been awarded in the football Champions League. After four very good performances but only one point, the Austrian series champions celebrated Tuesday in the penultimate match of Group A in Lok Moscow thanks to one Mergim Berisha Double Packs (28, 41) and a hit by Youngster Karim Adeyemi (81.) one deserved success 3: 1. The connecting goal for Moscow fell from a foul by Anton Mirantschuk (79th) and was knocked out.

So the “policemen” held out at least until the afternoon game between Atlético de Madrid and Bayern de Munich (9:00 pm). Possibility of promotion to the round of 16 the football Champions in an upright position. Only if the Spanish beat the defending champions will the knockout phase dream come to an end. The “Bulls” would have to win the last home game against Atlético next Wednesday in any case.

Salzburg clearly dominates Moscow

After the unfortunate thing 2: 2 in the “first stage” of the locomotive At the beginning of the group, Salzburg was clearly superior this time and defensively strong. This means that Andreas Ulmer and company have at least the best cards in the battle for third place, which will lead them to the Europa League in the spring. With four points now, you have a meter more than the locomotive, which is still invited at Bayern in the end.

Coach Lok Marko Nikolic appeared in his own stadium in front of around 7,000 spectators – up to 8,000 were allowed according to local regulations against the pandemic – with an eleven that was changed in various positions compared to the first leg and finally formed on the defensive: the regular forces Fedor Smolow and Krychowiak were missing at all, Wladislaw Ignatjew and Anton Mirantschuk just sat on the bench. Salzburg – as expected at the “first post” with them Sekou Koita and Berisha in the storm and returnees Patson Daka and Masaya Okugawa at least on the bench, dictated what happened from the beginning.

The challenge of finding the gap against the home team’s huge defense turned out to be difficult at first. Even if after two or three semi-dangerous actions, the spell was broken in the 17th minute: Berisha scored after a quick combination through Koita and Kristensen, but was clearly on the sidelines as confirmed by the video studio. A good ten minutes and a shot from Ramalho over the goal (23) later, it was practically time for the next playfully successful action: After several blocked attempts, the ball landed on Berisha, who shot from five.

RB had to survive a minute of shock

Lok, who had barely appeared offensively until then, now had more to do, but he was still harmless. Rather, it was the guests who made you Köpfler by Enock Mwepu over the goal (31st) and Koita’s shot outside the net (35th). Only one “Shock minute“Salzburg had to survive a series of headers. First, Andre Ramalho and Dominik Szoboszlai jumped along with a header from Murilo down the line, while goalkeeper Cican Stankovic was on point when Ze Luis shot from afar (39).

Salzburg’s response was cold: after winning the ball in midfield, he sat down Koita Berisha with a perfect pass on stage, which completed the counterattack from a bomb-proof meters. And the change of ends brought little news at first: After a good dribble, Koita aimed a shot just beyond the far corner (48).

Lok, who brought in three new ones at halftime, got stronger and approached the Salzburg Gate, but for a long time there was no real tension. Ze Luis forced Stankovic to intervene again at the hour (60), however, a distant shot from Mwepu was too central (68). But because Ramalho knocked down Ze Luis in the penalty area from behind and Mirantschuk safely recycled 911, the Russians could still wait.

Even if only for a very short time. Because “Joker” Adeyemi was not allowed to be asked twice for a ball, he had fought for himself on the center line, danced a defender, and finally cheered his first European Cup goal in the third match of the European Cup. Europe. Game over. In the end, Daka, who returned from a five-week injury break in the 77th minute, cleared the empty goal from a good 16 meters (86). (apa)
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