Maccabi Tel Aviv hosts Red Bull Salzburg in the first leg of the Champions League qualification final. The match will be played on Tuesday, September 22nd at Bloomfield Stadium (Tel-Aviv)
Maccabi has already passed three stages in the Champions League qualification, where the men of the Greek specialist Donis beat three clubs from the post-Soviet space. First, they put the squeeze on Oleg Kononov's Riga at home (2-0). Then Maccabi managed to beat Marijampole Suduva on the road (3-0) and eliminated Dynamo Brest at home (1:0) due to a decisive penalty. Salzburg looks like the most serious opponent, even though the match will be played at home. The fact that the championship is suspended due to a new wave of the pandemic is not favorable for the Israeli team either. It is rather difficult to maintain tone in such conditions.
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The Bulls are beginning to gain momentum in full. Salzburg had already gained two good victories over Wolfsberger away (3-1) and Altach at home (4-1). Marsh's men play in their usual over-attacking mode, putting high pressure on weak opponents, which sometimes leads to problems in defense. But let's be frank - the class of the visitors is higher than that of the hosts, and the duo of strikers Koita and Daka will threaten Maccabi.
The teams have no head-to-head matches. Several factors speak in favor of Salzburg's victory. The Bulls are a more experienced team, which has seen a lot on its way, while Maccabi does not become a champion so often. The Israelis got to the main draw only once in the last 10 years. The class of Salzburg’s players is higher, as well as the selection of players, and Maccabi's problems with playing practice due to the pandemic have a negative effect on the hosts' game tone. Therefore, the victory of the visitors will be logical.
Prediction for the match: Salzburg to win
