Austria's champions are in the group stage of the premier class for the third time in a row. There is no real cracker.
There can be no more talk of a curse. After eleven unsuccessful attempts to qualify, series champion Red Bull Salzburg is in the group stage of the Champions League for the third time in a row. There, the young team of neo-trainer Matthias Jaissle should develop further. It brought another upheaval behind it in the summer. Salzburg passed the final examination in the play-off second leg at Bröndby IF with another 2-1 win, but with flying colors.
As a reward, they were allowed to look to Istanbul for the group draw on Thursday evening. And the lot meant well with the Salzburgers. While Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and RB Leipzig meet in Group A, Austria's champions face OSC Lille, FC Sevilla and VfL Wolfsburg.
Jaissle Deutsche did not want to set a target for the premier class after the Bulls under his predecessor Jesse Marsch had recently switched to third in the Europa League twice. “First of all, I'm really happy that we managed to be there. It's just a great experience for FC Salzburg,” said Jaissle.
