The two teams were already opponents in last year’s group stage of the Champions League. Ulmer and Co. lost the first leg in Madrid 2: 3 (1: 1). At the return match in December in Salzburg, the clubs faced a direct duel to advance to the next round.
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FC Salzburg (gray) and Atletico Madrid met on Wednesday in the sixth group game of the Champions League.
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The Spanish won 2-0 (1-0) against the Austrian champions.
Salzburg’s bulls are hot for Atletico
While the Austrian top division is already one match day old, Atletico starts on August 15th (away from Celta Vigo) in the Primera Division. “For us, this game is not only an important test in terms of sport. It is also a real highlight for us and our fans,” said Salzburg coach Matthias Jaissle. “For the first time in a long time we will be able to play in what will hopefully be a full stadium – against one of the best teams in Europe. I hope that we will all have a great evening together.” The stars of Atletico landed at Salzburg Airport on Tuesday.
Thousands of spectators in the Red Bull Arena
Currently, over 18,000 tickets have already been awarded for this Austrian-Spanish duel. At the same time, the advance booking for the Duel with FC Barcelona, for which ticket buyers for the Atletico game still have the right of first refusal until Thursday morning, is already in full swing. Over 10,000 cards (capacity 30,188) are currently already gone.
(Source: SALZBURG24)
