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Champions League: Salzburg hopes for another dream start

“Our goal is to create this group,” said coach Marsch on Tuesday at a press conference. The American provided the condition at the same time. “To achieve this goal, we have to defend better. We scored a lot of goals last year, but conceded too many, ”said Marsch. As third behind Liverpool FC and SSC Napoli with seven points and a goal difference of 16:13, Salzburg moved to the Europa League in 2019.

But the experience of the previous season, when the Salzburg team annoyed Liverpool and Napoli, were taken away, according to Maximilian Wöber. “We are more stable,” emphasized the defender with a view to the well-rehearsed and lessons of the preseason. “These experiences and the feeling that we can keep up with the best teams gives the team such a jolt and additional motivation because we know: Even if we have caught what is probably the most difficult group, we can achieve a lot.”

Champions League

Group A, first matchday

Wednesday:

Salzburg – Moscow locomotive

Wals-Siezenheim, SR Gözübüyük (NED)

Salzburg: Stankovic – Kristensen, Ramalho, Wöber, Ulmer – Okugawa, Junuzovic, E. Mwepu, Szoboszlai – Koita, Dhaka

Moscow locomotive: Guilherme – Schiwogljadow, Murilo, Lyszow, Rybus – Schemaletdinow, Krychowiak, Kulikow, Mirantschuk – Ze Luis, Smolow

A home win at the start would make things easier for the promotion to Group A, in which, in addition to Lok Mokau, defending champions Bayern Munich and the multiple finalist Atletico Madrid are waiting, said Wöber: “I think we can hurt the big teams again. But now it’s Lok Moscow, and if we want to get through then we definitely have to win this game, ”said the 22-year-old.

“Ready for giant-giant performance”

Marsch did not want to speak of a mandatory victory over Lok Moscow. “One point would be important for us, and if we could get three points it would be a good start,” said the coach. The team spent the ten-day quarantine after coronavirus cases with extensive video studies. “We know Lok inside and out,” said Wöber. “We all know their strengths, their offensive qualities, that they play a lot over the flanks. We all know weak points where we can hurt them a lot and vice versa, where they can injure us. ”“ We are ready for a giant-giant achievement, ”said Marsch, who saw his team well prepared.

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Wöber (left) and Co. also sold very well against Sadio Mane and Liverpool’s star ensemble

The perfect football festival falls victim to the coronavirus. At least 3,000 spectators are allowed to support the team again, the government’s latest restriction to 1,500 spectators does not apply until Friday. However, on Wednesday the club decided not to open the canteens. That shouldn’t change anything in Salzburg’s hunger for success. “Of course it’s a shame for the team and all the fans that only 3,000 fans can be there,” said Wöber, “but the motivation and anticipation is just as high as last year, it’s something special again.”

Locomotive in CL mostly on the siding

Lok Moscow is the fourth team in Russia after eleven league rounds, and the dress rehearsal against Ufa 1-0 was almost befitting. Because seven times the team of the Serbian coach Marko Nikolic – mostly in the flat 4-4-2 – received no goal. Although all those who tested positive were recently back after coronavirus infections, with the Croatian defense chief Vedran Corluka (calf problems) and wing Wladislaw Ignjatew (Achilles tendon) two key players were missing. Because of this, too, the enemy still hid certain unknowns. “We haven’t heard anything about the injured players and corona cases,” said Marsch.

Russia’s runner-up is in the CL group stage for the third time in a row, which he recently finished in last place. Eleven of the most recent 13 CL games were lost and the other two won. Also edifying for the strong home team from Salzburg: Lok only managed one win in the last seven away appearances (at Bayer Leverkusen) – albeit on the first matchday of last season. The so far most recent comparisons 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).

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