After the successful start in the UNIQA ÖFB Cup and the ADMIRAL Bundesliga, the FC Red Bull Salzburg next week in the third competition of the season.
In the 3rd qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, the Red Bulls will face the FC TwenteThe first leg against the Dutch representative will take place on Tuesday06 August 2024 at 20:45 in the Red Bull Arena (live on ServusTV, ServusTV ON, Sky Sport Austria) and is hosted by Author Antonio Emanuel Carvalho Nobre (POR).
NL coach knows NL team
Dutchman Pepijn Lijnders of course knows a lot about the Dutch opponent in this qualification and explains: “Twente is not very well known in Austria, perhaps our opponent is underestimated by some. We certainly don’t do that. Twente is a very complete team that is very well coached and finished third in the Eredivisie last season behind PSV Eindhoven and Feyenoord. We are facing a lot of quality.”
The Salzburg head coach, who reached the UEFA Champions League final three times with his former club Liverpool FC, is really looking forward to this evening: “These Champions League nights against opponents from Europe, even if it is only the qualification round, are something very special. But we have to earn this place in the best club competition in the world against a good opponent.”
Also Adam Daghim is looking forward to the UCL duel with excitement and says: “Our goal is to deliver a good game and also to create a good starting position for the return match. But it is clear that we are facing a very compact team against whom we cannot afford to make any mistakes. Our successful start in the Bundesliga at GAK certainly helped us, there was a lot to see that we will work on.”
To FC Twente
FC Twente will only start the championship after the UCL first leg against the Red Bulls, where they have to face Nijmegen on August 10. The team from Enschede is coached by the 52-year-old Dutchman Joseph Oosting.
The opponent is known above all for the loyalty and passion of its fans. Last season, an average of almost 30,000 supporters made the pilgrimage to FC Twente’s Eredivisie matches in the city of 150,000 inhabitants in “De Grolsch Veste”, or Grolsch Fortress.
Personelles
Not available for this match are Fernando (Thigh), Daouda Guindo (metatarsal), Takumi Kawamura (Knee) Leandro Morgalla (thigh) and Alexander Schlager (Knee).
Photo: Dominik Angerer – FC Red Bull Salzburg
