5th round in Austria’s Bundesliga: SK Rapid welcomes WSG Tirol. We report live (see below).
Here is the LIVETICKER: With the European Cup euphoria behind them, SK Rapid wants to continue the current run of success in the Bundesliga. Today the Hütteldorfer receive the WSG Tirol in the 5th round, before on Thursday at Fiorentina after the 1-0 first leg it is about the entry into the Conference League group phase. After three straight wins in a row, coach Zoran Barisic’s team wants to step up their game and not lose sight of the top duo Salzburg and Sturm. said Maximilian Hofmann. Salzburg leads after four games with twelve points ahead of Graz (10) and Rapid (7). The victory against the Italian top club on Thursday could also give “a push”, emphasized the central defender. “We had to work a lot in the second half, our legs are still heavy. But the daily bread is on Sunday and we want to keep at it. That’s why the game is just as important, if not more so. Because those are the points we need to get.” After the intense 90 minutes against Fiorentina, Barisic will most likely give some players a break. The Viennese said he would leave the option open to make rotations. With the recovered Nicolas Kühn, the Rapid coach has another option. “Of course it’s exhausting, but I’d rather play every third day and go into a game tired once in a while,” said full-back Thorsten Schick: “It’s really only decided in your head. You can make up for so much with passion and heart.” “We’re going to Vienna as clear outsiders!” WSG coach Thomas Silberberger was looking forward to “the coolest away game of the season”. The Tyroleans got off to a bad start in the new season, but after three defeats at the start against Austria Klagenfurt (1:3), Salzburg (0:3) and Altach (0:1), the Silberberger team finally drew 1:1 against the LASK. “We’re going to Vienna as clear outsiders, but of course we want to fulfill the role of ‘David’ as best we can. If everything goes well, we can also get something countable in Hütteldorf,” said the 50-year-old. However, the WSG have not yet been able to celebrate any great successes in the Allianz Stadium, in six games there have been five defeats with one win. Last season, the green-whites from Vienna left the pitch three times as winners in three duels. “We want to build on the initial phase against LASK in Vienna and score points,” said Lukas Sulzbacher before the guest appearance at his former club. In any case, Barisic has been warned. “We’re going to face a tough challenge. It’s not easy and certainly underestimated by many,” said the Rapid coach, who enjoyed the European Cup night in the stadium for a long time. “We want to take this energy with us for the upcoming games, to be mentally ready.” The duel against WSG is “enormously important,” stressed Barisic, who had no further aches and pains to report on Friday.
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