The football champions of Red Bull Salzburg will be accompanied by around 4,000 away fans to the crucial match of the Champions League group on Wednesday (21:00 / live ServusTV, Sky and DAZN) at AC Milan. According to the club’s information on Monday, this is the highest number since the entry of Red Bull in 2005. In the UEFA Cup final of predecessor club SV Salzburg in 1994 against Inter Milan (0-1) there were no less than 6,000 , even at San Siro in Milan it was a battle stroller.
“About 4,000 fans will travel with us, we are proud that there is such support. We will do everything we can not to disappoint them, “assured Salzburg coach Matthias Jaissle. Five planes, 20 buses and a huge number of private cars will leave.” We are thrilled that so many fans are coming to Milan, “said the managing director of the Salzburg Stephan Reiter, who also spoke of an “exciting challenge” in terms of organization.
Tuesday afternoon (13) the team takes off for Milan. Midfielder Nicolas Capaldo (knee problem) and striker Fernando (hamstring injury) are still out. The return of top central defender Oumar Solet is still in doubt. The 22-year-old Frenchman, like forward Junior Adamu, who last scored against Chelsea (1-2), did not train with the team on Monday due to thigh problems. The last training session on Tuesday at San Siro should provide information for both.
Jaissle has not yet had any experience with the temple of Italian football. “So far I’ve only seen it from the outside – very impressive, very impressive. All the better that on Wednesday I have free admission “, joked the 34-year-old German. Before the first match few would have believed that his team had made a final in Milan in the” hammer group “with Chelsea, Milan and Dinamo Zagreb.” This alone it is a great achievement “.
If you win a point you would definitely be in the Europa League intermediate round. “Our goal was to still be on the international stage in the spring,” explained young midfielder Maurits Kjaergaard. This possibility is still there and with an away win even the Champions League would be possible. We want to achieve this and we will do everything we can to achieve it. But we also know that it will be extremely difficult to defeat the Italian champions at home. “
The match will be refereed by the top Spanish referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz. The 45-year-old sports teacher from the Valencia region has never refereed a match for an Austrian club team. Last year he led the Champions League final between Chelsea and Manchester City (1-0). At the tournament in Qatar, which begins in less than three weeks, Mateu Lahoz is already completing his third World Cup as referee after 2014 and 2018.
From: apa
