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LIVE from 18:45: Salzburg against Stade Brest

Salzburg are stunned - they conceded a 4-0 defeat against Stade Brest.

(Bild: APA/BARBARA GINDL)

Red Bull Salzburg suffered a home debacle in the Champions League on Tuesday. The Salzburg team were beaten 0:4 (0:1) by Stade Brest. Curiously, the hosts were the more dangerous team for a long time, but failed due to their own inefficiency and defensive shortcomings. After two clear defeats at the start of the new league phase, their chances of promotion are already extremely slim.

Salzburg coach Pepijn Lijnders shuffled the pack again, relying on new signing Bobby Clark in midfield as he did in the 3-0 opening defeat in the Premier League at Sparta Prague. The 19-year-old Englishman has yet to start a game in the Bundesliga. Mads Bidstrup was in the starting line-up for the first time following his lengthy illness, while key attacking player Oscar Gloukh moved up one position to the left wing. In the center of defense, ÖFB defender Samson Baidoo returned after his calf problems.

Salzburg started ambitiously in front of 20,232 spectators. Bidstrup appeared in front of goal for the first time in the tenth minute after a Gloukh pass. After the subsequent corner, the ball wriggled into the net. Brest defender Julien Le Cardinal headed at Baidoo, who had fallen to the ground in the penalty area, and the ball bounced into the goal. However, the goal was disallowed after a video review because Lucas Gourna-Douath was offside and had blocked Brest goalkeeper Marco Bizot's view.

Salzburg remained dominant, but inefficient. Amar Dedic narrowly missed the corner after a solo shot from 18 meters (16'), Karim Konate missed the far corner from an acute angle (19'). Brest were shaky in defense, but struck on the counter-attack. Striker Ludovic Ajorque outmuscled Kamil Piatkowski, his instep pass found Sima, who beat Dedic and shot in with aplomb (24'). The Senegalese had already scored the decisive goal for the Bretons in the opening home game against Sturm Graz (2:1).

The Bulls had to collect themselves and only scored again in the 37th minute through Gloukh. At the other end, Sima missed a brace (38'). Bidstrup missed the best chance to equalize before the break, shooting the ball into Bizot's arms from a free position (41'). After the break, Bizot shot at Adam Daghim with a clearance, but saved the subsequent shots from Gloukh and the Dane (55'). Clark failed to put the ball in the net after a Bidstrup pass (58') and Dedic was denied by Bizot (64').

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"Alex Schlager" chants 
Salzburg's lack of chances took revenge again. A cross-field pass from Mama Balde bounced off Salzburg defender Leandro Morgalla to Mahdi Camara, who finished into the far corner (66'). The floodgates were now open: Janis Blaswich had a shot from Hugo Magnetti deflected goalwards and Sima made it 3:0 with his third Champions League goal (71'). Immediately afterwards, chants of "Alex Schlager" echoed through the stadium. The Salzburg fans demanded that the ÖFB team goalkeeper replace captain Blaswich in the Salzburg goal.

Four minutes later, however, he had to make another save. Substitute Mathias Pereira Lage scored into the right corner after a pass from Balde. Salzburg thus conceded their heaviest home defeat since a 6-2 loss to Bayern Munich in November 2020. The last time the Bulls lost on the road was against AC Milan around two years ago, also by 4-0.

Fifth CL home defeat in a row
Salzburg's seventh CL appearance saw them lose their first two matches for the first time. It was the fifth home defeat in a row for the Bulls in the main competition of the top flight. Brest, on the other hand, put their weakness in the French Ligue 1 behind them. Last season's surprise third-placed team, only 13th in the table after four defeats in six league games, have yet to concede a point in the Champions League.

Salzburg return to the top flight on October 23 at home against Dinamo Zagreb, after which five games against bigger opponents await. Before the international break this Sunday (17:00), the league clash with champions Sturm Graz is on the agenda.

FC Salzburg - Stade Brest 0:4 (0:1)
Wals-Siezenheim, Stadion Salzburg, 20,232 spectators, referee Taylor (ENG).

Goals: 0:1 (24.) Sima, 0:2 (66.) Camara, 0:3 (70.) Sima, 0:4 (75.) Pereira Lage

Salzburg: Blaswich - Morgalla (74. Bajcetic), Piatkowski, Baidoo (74. Blank), Dedic - Bidstrup (60. Capaldo), Gourna-Douath (74. Diambou), Clark (60. Nene) - Daghim, Konate, Gloukh

Brest: Bizot - Lala, Le Cardinal, Coulibaly, Haidara - Camara (74. Doumbia), Fernandes (63. Martin), Magnetti - Del Castillo (63. Balde), Ajorque (84. Faivre), Sima (74. Pereira Lage)

Yellow cards: Baidoo, Gloukh, Daghim and Haidara, Le Cardinal respectively