Red Bull Salzburg: Europa League victory brings new self-confidence!

Red Bull Salzburg: Europa League victory brings new self-confidence!

A huge liberation for Red Bull Salzburg: Last Thursday, the team celebrated their first win in the Europa League when they defeated the Go Ahead Eagles 2-0. This successful match took place in Wals-Siezenheim and finally catapulted Salzburg out of the unfortunate situation of three defeats in a row. The goals were scored by Yorbe Vertessen in the 59th minute and Aleksa Terzic in the 80th minute, which not only gave the team their first points in this group stage, but also secured their fourth win in a row in all competitions. Loud Salzburg24 Coach Thomas Letsch changed tactics after the first half, which was unconvincing, and thus brought about an increase in performance.

Particularly noteworthy are Janitsche like Jannik Schuster (19 years old) and Christian Zawieschitzky (18 years old), who both made their debut in the Europa League and impressed. After a difficult phase, Terzic showed his strength and threw himself into the game with full force. Central defender Jacob Rasmussen also appeared as an important part of the defense and thus made a decisive contribution to the victory.

A victory with meaning

The success in the Europa League was not only a sporting triumph, but also extremely valuable psychologically. Letsch emphasized the importance of this victory, especially after the long dry spell without a home win in a European competition; the last win dates back to February 2023 against AS Roma. The coach also praised the many young players who made an important contribution in this game and thus clearly signaled that something new is emerging here. This was also confirmed by Vertessen, who expressed his relief about the goal and the victory, as if he wanted to sing “Hey Baby” as a victory anthem, as reported the courier.

After this success, the team must now concentrate on the challenges ahead. The next league opponents are none other than champions Sturm Graz, who are expected next Sunday. In the Europa League, Salzburg also has away games in Bologna, Freiburg and a home game against FC Basel on the program before they face Aston Villa in the new year. The pressure to maintain current performance in the coming games is high, says Letsch: "The three points in the league are not enough. Now what counts is to deliver week after week."

Salzburg can look forward to taking the positive energy from this victory into the next games. If the boys keep playing like this, there could soon be reason to sing “Hey Baby” again – and not just after the game against the Go Ahead Eagles.

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