The dream of promotion to the round of 16 of the Champions League has shattered for Salzburg. Bidstrup was heartbroken after his handball.
Salzburg’s appearances in the Bundesliga and the ÖFB Cup have rarely been great recently. Coach Gerhard Struber’s men mostly celebrated work victories. Yesterday in the Bullen-Arena in front of 30,000 spectators, a point was not won, but the home team still put in a performance that they can be proud of. “Even lost by a point” Captain Andreas Ulmer and Co. gave Inter Milan a bitter and long fight Time for a duel at eye level. They fought until they dropped and definitely deserved a point. And that against the leaders of Serie A and last year’s finalists in the premier class. “Unfortunately, we lost ourselves by a point or even more,” complained goalkeeper Alexander Schlager after the 1-0 defeat. Mads Bidstrup, who had been strong until then, was heartbroken because he took the penalty before the goal was conceded. “It’s hard to find the right words,” explained the Dane, who needed a few minutes after the final whistle to process everything. “Simply painful.” Coach Struber was also bitterly disappointed. “My boys did it very, very well and invested a lot against one of the best teams in the world. At the moment it just feels painful because we were very, very close to winning a point.” Due to the bankruptcy, the dream of promotion to the round of 16 of the premier class – it would have been the second in the club’s history – was shattered. Real Sociedad, which defeated Benfica Lisbon 3-1 in a turbulent game, and Inter Milan remain at the top of the table with ten points and are unassailable for the Struber team, who still have three points in their account. Three points ahead of BenficaThe big goal of the season At international level – sports director Bernhard Seonbuchner stated that overwintering in the European Cup was a requirement – remains more than realistic. Since Benfica is still without “Körndl”, third place is getting closer and closer. “Hopefully that will be something,” said Amar Dedic.
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