Red Bull Salzburg take on the visitors Dinamo Zagreb in the round 3 match of UEFA Champions League group stage. The match will be played on Wednesday, October 5th at Red Bull Arena (Salzburg).
Red Bull (Salzburg) will try to repeat last year's successes. The Bulls have long staked out the status of the main football force in their native Austria. And they want to achieve really serious achievements in European competitions, primarily in the Champions League. In this regard, the wards of Matthias Jaissle were able to “shoot” last year, when they made their way out of the group. True, in the first round of the playoffs they ran into Bayern. Nevertheless, they almost won against Bayern at home, and only then, in Munich, did they lost to the favorite. The Austrians are not shying this autumn either: both with Milan at home, and even with Chelsea on the road, there were draws 1-1.
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Dinamo Zagreb look a lot like their next opponent. The Blues, however, have a much deeper and more glorious history. But in the context of the present time, it is more important that this particular club actually unconditionally dominates in their native Croatia. The one-time loss of the title was a real sensation, and has remained an exception. Representatives of Zagreb also look good in European competitions. True, in the Champions League they are still not regulars. In the summer of 2020, Dinamo, for example, was knocked out in qualifying by a modest Sheriff. This time in the qualification it turned out to knock out Shkupi, Ludogorets and Bodo/Glimt in succession. And the group stage began for Ante Cacic's wards with an unexpected victory over Chelsea: at home, Orsic's goal was the only one. By the way, it was after this that Thomas Tuchel was sacked in London... But there were no special chances for success against Milan away: the hosts scored twice and, having conceded, quickly restored the status quo.
The clubs faced each other in 2009, 2014 and 2016, and Red Bull (Salzburg) never lost in regular time – equal number of wins and draws. But in the last two-leg matchup, after 1-1 in both meetings, Dinamo (Zagreb) managed to win with a goal in extra time. For both teams, only the maximum points taken in head-to-head matches allow us to hope for the playoffs. They will fight for victory - we are waiting for "both to score".
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score – yes.
