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We have the credit against FC Twente, with a 2-1 victory in the first leg, but that was only enough to take the lead in the tie at half-time. We still want to play at least 90 smart minutes at De Grolsch Veste, known for its 30,000 screaming fans, to qualify for the UEFA Champions League qualifying play-offs.
Our performance in the first leg, as well as the convincing 5-1 victory against FC Blau-Weiß Linz afterwards, allow us to confidently face the “Enschede hell”, as its fans call it. We controlled the first leg well in Salzburg, but the Dutch scored a goal shortly before the final whistle with a direct free kick.
As we fought our way into an attacking fury in the ADMIRAL Bundesliga against the Linz side, FC Twente picked up a comfortable 2-1 win at Nijmegen (former club of Pepijn Lijnders) on the opening day of the Eredivisie season. With them, Twente probably wouldn’t make things easy for us, but our Red Bulls have shown in recent weeks the kind of strength they have: in addition to our established stars, teenagers like Moussa Yeo and John Mellberg have recently inspired.
By the way: the possible rivals for our play-offs have already been drawn through UEFA. If we improve, we will face the winner of the qualification match between FC Dynamo Kyiv and Glasgow (1-1 in the first leg).
The third qualifying round is not part of UEFA’s television broadcast schedules, which makes the television rights different from usual. Our match against FC Twente on Tuesday can be seen on Sky Sport Austria or on ServusTV and ServusTV On in Austria. We will provide live text updates of the setting on our website.
Hendry Blank (thigh), Fernando (thigh), Daouda Guindo (metatarsal), Dijon Kameri (foot), Takumu Kawamura (knee), Karim Konate (knee) and Leandro Morgalla (thigh) will not be available for attack. Alexander Schlager returns to school after a long hiatus due to injury.
We did very well in the first leg. We know that we are only halfway through the game and that we have a difficult game ahead of us. The Champions League is probably the most productive club festival in the world, and if you need to be in it, you need to earn your place. We have to do this in Twente, we can expect a fierce atmosphere. It will be a real final.
Our goal is to do the same as we did in the first leg. We did very well after getting into a rhythm, we were also patient after the break and we won deservedly. We have to concentrate from the first minute, because Twente want to press. from the beginning. It’s the most important game of the season for us.