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Salzburg also made it into the top flight.

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Salzburg has made it into the Champions League! After a 2-0 win in the first leg, a 1-1 draw in front of their home crowd was enough in the second leg. The Ukrainians put the Bulls under pressure from time to time, but in the end they finished the game in a focused and confident manner. This is the first time that two Austrian teams have played in the top flight. 

Red Bull Salzburg are part of the Champions League main phase in the fall for the sixth time in a row. After a 2-0 win in the first leg, the Austrian soccer runners-up drew 1-1 (1-1) with Dynamo Kiev in the return match in Wals-Siezenheim on Tuesday. This is the first time in history that two Austrian clubs have qualified for the main competition in the top flight, with Sturm Graz having secured their ticket for the new league phase since winning the league title.

Adam Daghim put the "Bulls" ahead in the 12th minute on his first appearance in the starting eleven in the Champions League qualifiers, before Wladyslaw Wanat (29) equalized for the visitors in the first half. The Ukrainians increased the pressure in the second 45 minutes, but Salzburg were lucky not to concede another goal.

A difficult start
Salzburg lined up in their light beige international shirts for this season, with coach Pepijn Lijnders making three changes from the first leg: Ignace van der Brempt replaced the injured Aleksa Terzic, but moved to the right side of defense. Traditional right-back Amar Dedic took Terzic's place at left-back. Nicolas Capaldo replaced Lucas Gourna-Douath in midfield, while Daghim came in on the right wing instead of Nene. Both regulars had been ill in recent days and were on the bench at the start.

The goal gave Salzburg security

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Pepijn Lijnders

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The first ten minutes clearly belonged to the runners-up from Ukraine, who played with increased urgency going forward and proved immune to Salzburg's pressing. Wladyslaw Dubintschak missed the goal from a good position in the 5th minute. Nevertheless, the Austrians took the lead with their first noteworthy attacking action: Maurits Kjaergaard found Daghim on the right, who moved inside, easily shook off Dubintschak and fired in a left-footed shot from the edge of the penalty area. Dedic (15th), Oscar Gloukh (16th) and Moussa Yeo (18th/25th) then missed top opportunities to score the second goal against a sloppy defending opponent.

Concentrated until the end
That was to take its toll, as Wanat won a crucial duel with Samson Baidoo shortly afterwards and finished cleanly to make it 1:1. This goal also came out of the blue. Mads Bidstrup prevented Wladyslaw Kabaev from finishing in the 36th minute in extremis after he had seemingly already been caught out in a running duel. The Dane celebrated himself in front of the Salzburg fans for this strong move. However, it became clear that Dynamo - apart from the shock after conceding the goal - found plenty of space between the defensive lines of Lijnders' team time and time again.

After the break, the game continued to go back and forth, with both teams attacking with open sights. Gloukh (56') twisted and turned as he tried to play goalkeeper Heorhij Buschtschan on the edge of the penalty area. At the other end, a Braschko long-range shot whistled just over in the 68th minute. As the game wore on, the action shifted more and more into the Austrians' half, with Kiev needing two more goals to at least make it into extra time. In the 81st minute, Salzburg were extremely lucky when Mykola Shaparenko missed the target from the best position. The home side then survived the five minutes of stoppage time and celebrated with their fans afterwards.