24.03.2023
The line-up against Azerbaijan
The line-ups for the opening game of the European Championship qualification are there. Ralf Rangnick sends the following ÖFB team into the first qualifying game against Azerbaijan in Linz’s Raiffeisen Arena.
As announced, Heinz Lindner starts in the gate. The back four form the right-wing Eindhoven legionnaire Phillipp Mwene, who stands in for Stefan Posch, who is suffering from a gastrointestinal virus. The central defender duo consists of Kevin Danso and Gernot Trauner. Maximilian Wöber will defend on the left outside. The midfield consists of Patrick Wimmer, Konrad Laimer, Nicolas Seiwald and captain Marcel Sabitzer. Christoph Baumgartner and Michael Gregoritsch start in attack.
As expected, David Alaba is not in the squad. The ÖFB captain only started team training on Wednesday after a muscle injury in his thigh. According to Rangnick, playing in the second game of the European Championship qualifying doubles in Linz on Monday against Estonia may be an issue for the Real Madrid professional. Kick-off in Linz’s Raiffeisen Arena is at 8.45 p.m.
Austria: Lindner – Mwene, Danso, Trauner, Wöber – Wimmer, Laimer, Seiwald, Sabitzer – Baumgartner, Gregoritsch
Ersatz: Pentz, Hedl, Auer, Posch, Schmid, Ulmer, Weimann, Ljubicic, Daniliuc, Kainz, Onisiwo, Adamu
Azerbaijan: Imanov – Haghverdi, Mustafazade, Hasanalizada, Jafarguliyev – Richard Almeida, Makhmudov, Eddy – Kokcu, Dadasov, Sheydaev
Ersatz: Balayev, Agayev, Aliyef, Huseynov, Alaskarov, Isaev, Mutallimov, Jamalov, Bayramov, Krivotsyuk, Ozobic, Gurbanli
