[Football- Champions League Qualifications] 25.8/ 21:00 Brøndby- Salzburg
Salzburg is a veteran of Champions League play, having made the group stage each of the past two years. They are a dominant team in Austria with 8 straight league titles, and their recent form is 5 wins in 5 league matches in addition to their earlier win vs. Brondby. Excluding friendlies, Salzburg is on a 12-match winning streak across all competitions dating back to last season.
Brondby is dealing with a COVID outbreak with at least four players testing positive. This has led to quite awful recent form in Denmark with 4 draws and 2 losses in 6 league matches so far. Not to mention that Salzburg represents a big step up in competition.
Brondby had not won the Denmark league since 2005 until last season, and this represents their first Champions League action in that same timeframe.
The scoreline of the first leg between these squads looked a lot closer than the quality of play. Brondby led 1-0 before two goals by Salzburg including the game-winner in the 90th minute. However, Salzburg had 74% possession and huge leads in shots (29-2), shots on goal (10-1) and overall attacking chances.
Salzburg's lead from the 1st leg is precarious enough that they need to take this game seriously to guarantee advancing (even if they only technically need a draw). They are head and shoulders above this struggling Brondby team, and I'm expecting a straightforward victory for the Austrians.
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FT 1:2
[Football- Champions League Qualifications] 25.8/ 21:00 Brøndby- Salzburg
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