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Who will win the Red Bull Group Championship this time? Munas Dabbur (Salzburg) in a duel with Stefan Ilsanker (Leipzig).© afpWho will win the Red Bull Group Championship this time? Munas Dabbur (Salzburg) in a duel with Stefan Ilsanker (Leipzig).© afp
Salzburg. (May) There was no shock in the Champions League this year. Although missing the first clbad of the Salzburg was never as bitter as in August, when at home against the Red Star Belgrade, a 2-0 lead was still lost. One of the reasons for the rapid recovery, which has even followed a new Bundesliga record, is probably the draw for the Europa League consolation trophy, which, with the exception of the well-known names Celtic Glasgow and Rosenborg Trondheim, just dubbed the explosive sister duel with RB Leipzig. Those who have spoken of possible stable orders in the bull's empire have proved their ignorance in football. After all, nothing gives them more wings than to compete with their big brother and defeat him – that's what was done during the 3-2 win of the Europa League prelude. in Leipzig. The start of the race to win the group once reduced to the Salzburg supply company ("We now have Liefering A and Liefering B", complained Salzburg coach Oscar García anno 2016). Thursday (6:55 pm, clock / pulse 4) will follow the second part of the derby can, in which the champion of the red-white-red series pulls upward.
But despite the flawless record with four wins in as many games, Thursday before the sold-out room is forbidden to lose, you do not want to go to mid-December on the island in the final. Despite the advantage of six points, two final defeats could mean the preliminary round – which one must avoid. "It is quite unusual that we have not finished despite the four wins, and as none of us want a final final in Glasgow, we want to repair the climb on Thursday," he said. said midfielder Xaver Schlager. And striker Hannes Wolf added: "We want everything to be clear and hibernated in the Europa League because we need these games."
This premature rise would also appeal to Salzburg coach Marco Rose, currently in high demand by German Bundesliga club Hoffenheim. "We have a lot of confidence in ourselves and a high starting position, but we also know that nothing has been decided yet."
The current form speaks easily for the Salzburg. For if the Didi MateschitzTruppe of the city of Mozart has just won the title of winter champion, those of Leipzig have fallen last in the German league after the 0: 1 in Wolfsburg in fourth place. In addition, the elf of Ralf Rangnick arrived weaker, because it was necessary to fight Kevin Kampl (ankle), Marcel Sabitzer (calf) and Dayot Upamecano (knee), a former patient. Even the champion of Austria can not currently take full advantage: with Amadou Haidara just lost this support, which is badociated with a winter transfer to Leipzig; also Reinhold Yabo must continue to go into injured form.
Last chance for Rapid
A real final phase at the unusual time of Ankick (4:50 pm / Dazn) however expects the record champion Rapid. Hütteldorfer, beaten and weakened by the replacement, must necessarily score points at Spartak Moscow, so maybe this will be the last day before the friendly against Glasgow Rangers. But there should be a jolt in the Moscow refrigerator – not just because up to ten degrees Celsius are announced.
"We are driving there as a stranger, but we want to surprise, we want to take something," said Rapid coach Dietmar Kühbauer, before leaving for Vienna on Wednesday. But the purpose of the draw is fraught with pitfalls: "Playing at any given moment is always badociated with inactivity – if you want it, you can not do it, just hope to stand well and do not not focus on the front would not be the best, "explained Kühbauer.
Despite the 2-0 win at home against Sparta and their misery in the championship (only 7th out of 16), they are green-white outsiders. Especially that only 17 players were registered in the charter – the regular injured Andrija Pavlovic, Christopher Dibon and Andrei Ivan joined Wednesday the pilot, who also directed Thomas Murg, who suffers short-term.
Europa League, Thursday:
Group B:
FC Salzburg – RB Leipzig 18:55
Rosenborg – Celtic Glasgow 18h55
1. FC Salzburg4 14: 512
2nd RB Leipzig4 8: 6 6
3. Celtic Glasgow4 4: 6 6
4. Rosenborg Trondheim4 3:12
Group G:
Spartak Moscow – Rapid Vienna 16.50
Glasgow Rangers – Villarreal at 9pm
1. Villarreal 4 10: 5 6
2. Spartak Moscow 4 7: 8 5
3. Glasgow Rangers 48: 7 5
4. Rapid Vienna 43: 8 4
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