2024-09-19 04:36:23
Red Bull Salzburg were champions in Austria for years and were also considered ambitious internationally. But the start of the new Champions League season went completely wrong.
Wednesday also brought its first surprise in the “premier league”: The Austrian former serial champions from Salzburg suffered a 0:3 defeat at Sparta Prague. The team from the city of Mozart was considered the favorite. But the team of former Klopp assistant Pep Lijnders fell behind early on.
Kaan Kairinen put the Czechs in the lead after just two minutes. And shortly before half-time, Victor Olatunji added another for Sparta, meaning Salzburg also had to go to the dressing room with a late setback.
The Austrians came out of the dressing room with great ambitions. But after the break, it only took 13 minutes before Qazim Laçi scored the 3-0 after a catastrophic loss of the ball by Kamil Piatkowski.
In the parallel match at 6.45 p.m., FC Bologna and Shakhtar Donetsk played out a 0-0 draw.