A cauldron awaits a storm on Thursday! Slovan Bratislava wants to turn the tables against Sturm after the clear 1:4 in the first leg in Graz. The Blacks are not taking the second leg lightly. “Mentally we start the game at 0-0 again, we have enough respect for Slovan’s quality and experience,” emphasizes coach Christian Ilzer.
The first leg was a clear 4-1, so Slovan coach Vladimir Weiss is not kidding himself before the second leg: “We need a miracle! With the support of our fans we will try to make it happen. We want the spectators to applaud us after the final whistle.” The Bratislava supporters are confident that the series champions can pull off a big sensation. The stadium will be practically sold out with around 20,000 spectators. A cauldron awaits a storm! Around 2,200 fans from the Green Mark want to oppose it on Thursday, as long as they arrive at the stadium on time. Because farmers are protesting around the capital and traffic jams are inevitable. “Promotion is far away” Sturm’s promotion to the round of 16 of the Conference League is also inevitable. Christian Ilzer is of course putting on the brakes. “Ascension is still very far away! We won’t compete in administration mode, we want to put in a top performance and, if possible, win here too. As always, we have to focus on our strengths,” emphasizes the coach. Who can probably draw on the full. Because Jusuf Gazibegovic, who was forced out on Sunday against Rapid with an ankle injury, made a lightning recovery. “Gazi is tough and operational,” says Ilzer. Like Manprit Sarkaria after muscle problems.
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