Pep Lijnders’ Salzburg are in want of a bounce-back Champions League efficiency as they tackle Ligue 1 aspect Brest on Tuesday night.
Jurgen Klopp’s former assistant at Liverpool hasn’t had all of it his personal approach firstly of his managerial tenure with the Austrian giants. Salzburg presently 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 aspect, on their first Champions League look, successful 2-1 in what’s been their undoubted spotlight of the brand new season to date. They have been hit or miss domestically.
Salzburg, in the meantime, had been thumped 3-0 by a scientific Sparta Prague of their league section opener. Lijnders’ aspect had loads of the ball however supplied little penetration, and errors within the build-up section proved pricey.
Here is 90min’s preview of Salzburg’s Champions League conflict towards Brest.
Salzburg vs Brest H2H Report
That is the primary aggressive fixture between Salzburg and Brest.
Present type (all competitions)
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Salzburg |
Brest |
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Salzburg 2-0 Speedy 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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Speedy Wien 3-2 Salzburg – 01/09/24 |
Guingamp 2-2 Brest – 05/09/24 |
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Nation |
TV channel/reside 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 presently coping with a reasonably hefty harm record, and one of many gamers lacking Tuesday’s sport is influential younger midfielder Maurits Kjaergaard, who might be out till November with an ankle harm.
Daouda Guindo and Takumu Kawamura are long-term absentees as a result 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 result of a calf problem.
Liverpool loanee Stefan Bajcetic will begin on the base of Salzburg’s midfield alongside former Pink Bobby Clark.
Salzburg predicted lineup vs Brest (4-3-3): Blaswich; Morgalla, Piatkowski, Clean, Dedic; Capaldo, Bajcetic, Clark; Nene, Yeo, Gloukh.
The Ligue 1 aspect have simply a few harm considerations, however their absentees on Tuesday are vital losses.
Brest will likely be with out Pierre Lees-Melou as a result 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 means of 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 house.
Whereas it is a younger and inexperienced Salzburg aspect, the membership does have Champions League pedigree and that does depend for one thing, particularly when your dealing with up towards full novices on this competitors.
Given the beginning Brest have made on the highway this season and Salzburg’s want to supply a resurgent efficiency on house soil, it is laborious to wager towards the Austrian giants right here.
