Pep Lijnders’ Salzburg are in want of a bounce-back Champions League efficiency as they tackle Ligue 1 facet Brest on Tuesday night.
Jurgen Klopp’s former assistant at Liverpool hasn’t had all of it his personal manner in the beginning of his managerial tenure with the Austrian giants. Salzburg at present sit third in a division they’ve dominated all through the twenty first century, however they did relinquish their crown to Sturm Graz final season.
It was the Austrian champions who succumbed to Brest on Matchday 1 of the all-new league section two weeks in the past, with the French facet, on their first Champions League look, profitable 2-1 in what’s been their undoubted spotlight of the brand new season up to now. They have been hit or miss domestically.
Salzburg, in the meantime, have been thumped 3-0 by a scientific Sparta Prague of their league section opener. Lijnders’ facet had loads of the ball however provided little penetration, and errors within the build-up section proved expensive.
Here is 90min’s preview of Salzburg’s Champions League conflict in opposition to Brest.
Salzburg vs Brest H2H Report
That is the primary aggressive fixture between Salzburg and Brest.
Present kind (all competitions)
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Salzburg |
Brest |
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Salzburg 2-0 Fast Wien – 28/09/24 |
Auxerre 3-0 Brest – 27/09/24 |
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Wiener Viktoria 0-4 Salzburg – 25/09/24 |
Brest 2-0 Toulouse – 22/09/24 |
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WSG Tirol 0-0 Salzburg – 22/09/24 |
Brest 2-1 Sturm Graz – 19/09/24 |
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Sparta Prague 3-0 Salzburg – 18/09/24 |
PSG 3-1 Brest – 14/09/24 |
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Fast Wien 3-2 Salzburg – 01/09/24 |
Guingamp 2-2 Brest – 05/09/24 |
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Nation |
TV channel/stay stream |
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United Kingdom |
discovery+, discovery+ App, TNT Sports activities 9 |
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United States |
Paramount+, ViX |
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Canada |
DAZN |
Lijnders is at present coping with a reasonably hefty harm record, and one of many gamers lacking Tuesday’s sport is influential younger midfielder Maurits Kjaergaard, who could possibly be out till November with an ankle harm.
Daouda Guindo and Takumu Kawamura are long-term absentees as a consequence of respective foot and knee accidents, whereas Aleksa Terzic is out till the October worldwide break with a hamstring harm.
Samson Baidoo is prone to stay absent as a consequence of a calf problem.
Liverpool loanee Stefan Bajcetic will begin on the base of Salzburg’s midfield alongside former Crimson Bobby Clark.
Salzburg predicted lineup vs Brest (4-3-3): Blaswich; Morgalla, Piatkowski, Clean, Dedic; Capaldo, Bajcetic, Clark; Nene, Yeo, Gloukh.
The Ligue 1 facet have simply a few harm considerations, however their absentees on Tuesday are vital losses.
Brest can be with out Pierre Lees-Melou as a consequence of a damaged leg and Bradley Locko due to an Achilles harm. Each are key gamers for the guests, with the latter incomes hyperlinks to the Premier League over the summer time.
Achraf Dari is a doubt with an ankle harm, however Julien Le Cardinal might return to Brest’s defence after he missed their defeat to Auxerre on Friday by sickness.
Brest predicted lineup vs Salzburg (4-3-3): Bizot; Lala, Le Cardinal, Chardonnet, Amavi; Magnetti, Fernandes, Camara; Del Castillo, Ajorque, Sima.
Brest have a few key absences for this fixture, and the guests head into Tuesday’s sport having been thrashed 3-0 by Auxerre, a relegation candidate, away from residence.
Whereas it is a younger and inexperienced Salzburg facet, the membership does have Champions League pedigree and that does rely for one thing, particularly when your going through up in opposition to full novices on this competitors.
Given the beginning Brest have made on the highway this season and Salzburg’s want to provide a resurgent efficiency on residence soil, it is exhausting to wager in opposition to the Austrian giants right here.
