Wiener Fußball-Herz beats higher: Austria and Rapid before European showdown!
Wiener Fußball-Herz beats higher: Austria and Rapid before European showdown!
The anticipation for the new football season is growing, because for the two large Viennese clubs, the Wiener Austria and Rapid Vienna, the first hurdle is imminent in European competitions. As peterlinden.live reports, the violets meet in the second round of the conference League qualification on the Georgian second division clubs and cup winner Spareis Tiflis. The first game will take place on July 24th in Vienna, the second leg in Tbilisa will be held a week later, on July 31st.
Rapid Vienna, on the other hand, can look forward to an exciting opponent, because they are waiting for the winner of the game between FK Dečić from Montenegro and FC Sileks from Northern Macedonia. Like Today. Both clubs have to prove themselves in the qualification to make the leap into the group phase.
new faces and considerations at the clubs
At Austria, a lot has already happened in the transfer time: the striker Maurice Malone was signed and Kelvin Boateng is free from Vienna. However, the club had to refrain from the expensive option on the Slovenes Nik Prelec from Cagliari. In addition, the team is preparing for some personnel challenges, since Hakim Guenouche did not receive a new contract and Matteo Perez-Vinlöf would rather be awarded to Dinamo Zagreb. Negotiations are currently underway with Kang Hang Lee, a 1.91 -meter defensive midfielder of Gyeongnam.
rapid Vienna, on the other hand, also looks around for new talents. The focus is on the commitment of a new center forward, possibly Marko Arnautovic, who is considering a return to his former club in the children's club. However, his salary ideas could be an obstacle for both sides. In addition, Rapid may also need a new left -back. Moritz Oswald was able to convince last season and could play a key role.
overall picture of the European Cup season
The starting point for the Austrian clubs is promising: five teams start in three different European competitions after the summer break. As a master, Red Bull Salzburg qualified directly for the group phase of the Champions League, while SK Sturm joins the third qualification round as runner-up and LASK starts with the cup victory of Sturm in the Play-Off of the Europa League. Rapid Vienna is involved in the third qualification round of the Conference League, while the Viennese Austria has a long way to go in the second quality.
Austria failed last year in the second qualifying round of the Conference League in penalty shooting at Ilves Tampere from Finland, while Rapid had to stroke the sail in the quarter-finals. Kleinezeitung.at reports that the first legs have to take place on July 24th and both clubs have to get to the next round. There is pressure on both sides, but the hope of moving into the group phase remains high.
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