FC Salzburg with a new trio in the Champions League Round of 16 squad against FC Bayern Munich – Bundesliga
The Austrian series champion FC Salzburg will have a slightly different squad in the Champions League round of 16 against the German record champions FC Bayern Munich (first leg: February 16, 9 p.m., Red Bull Arena, Wals-Siezenheim; second leg: March 8, 9 p.m., Allianz Arena). in the autumn. Head coach Matthias Jaissle has called three new players into the CL squad.
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There are only 12 days to go before the Red Bulls’ highlight of the season so far after their well-known entry into the last 16 top-flight clubs. The squad will change slightly compared to that in the group phase in autumn. The 21-year-old German right-back Kilian Ludewig, who left Salzburg on loan to Willem II Tilburg in the Netherlands last winter, and Bryan Okoh (torn cruciate ligament) are no longer in the squad.
The 19-year-old Belgian winter newcomer Ignace Van der Brempt was subsequently nominated. The 22-year-old striker Sekou Koita from Mali, who is making a comeback, is also back in the 29-man squad. A third member, Samson Tijani, is a surprising nomination. The 19-year-old defensive midfielder, who came from his native Nigeria in the summer of 2020 and has since been on loan at TSV Hartberg or as a cooperation player at FC Liefering, was able to convince coach Matthias Jaissle in the preparation and made the leap into the squad .
29-strong Champions League squad FC Salzburg:
Goalkeeper: Mantl (No. 1), Köhn (18), Walke (33), Stejskal* (40)
outfield player: van der Brempt (2), Piatkowski (4), Onguéné (6), Capaldo (7), Adamu Junior (9), Bernede (10), Aaronson (11), Seiwald* (13), Kjaergaard* (14), Diambou (15), Junuzovic (16), Ulmer (Kap., 17), Camara* (19), Koita (20), Sucic* (21), Solet (22), Simic (23), Adeyemi (27), Sesko* (30), Guindo (37), Wöber (39), Kristensen (43), Tijani (44), Okafor* (77), Bernardo (95).
* = B-list
Photo: Harald Dostal/sport-bilder.at