Zurich take on the visitors Linfield in the second leg of UEFA Linfield League qualification semifinals. First leg result: 2-0. The match will be played on Thursday, August 11th at Letzigrund Stadion (Zürich).
Zurich under the new mentor failed the start of the season. "FCZ" sensationally became the champion of Switzerland in the last draw. But the author of that sensation (suffice it to say that the previous “gold” was taken in 2009), Andre Breitenreiter, moved to Hoffenheim. He seems to have been replaced by an intelligent, and quite successful mentor, Franco Foda. The German made his debut with 0-4 with the Young Boys, and the continuation was approximately in the same spirit. And not only in the domestic arena: in the Champions League lost to the first opponent, Qarabag: 2-3 in Baku and 2-2 at home. Now it remains to try to show something at least in the Europa League. They got off to a good start in Belfast, 2-0. In fact, the question of who goes further has already been decided there.
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Linfield is the strongest, but in a weak championship. The Blues are one of the few clubs that have already won over 50 titles, and that's just in the league. Another thing is that, dominating in Northern Ireland (since 2019, no one has been allowed to approach the “gold”), David Healy's wards do not particularly manifest themselves in European competition. In 2021, in the Champions League qualification, it turned out to win not only against Tre Fiori, but also against Drita. Now, too, Linfield had a dramatic run in that New Saints tournament (in overtime of the home game after 0-1 in Wales), and even managed to beat Bodo/Glimt, but the Norwegians rallied and destroyed the underdog's home 8-0. Zurich didn't show off as much as the Yellow Horde, but still won 2-0 in Northern Ireland last Thursday. Now Linfield says goodbye to the Europa League - will they try to slam the door?
Neither Zurich nor Linfield belong to the clubs that regularly and, most importantly, play for a long time on the international arena. So this is their first head-to-head confrontation. Zurich needs to compensate for the failures in the domestic arena. So we are waiting for no less confident than in Belfast, victory at home. We recommend betting on Zurich with a handicap of "-1.5 goals".
vPrediction for the match: Zurich to win with -1.5 handicap.
