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It happened as expected from the start: Manchester City and RB Leipzig are playing in their own competition in Group G of the Champions League. YB and Red Star Belgrade in another. After the 2-2 draw in Serbia, it is now ultimately about the sausage in Wankdorf. And based on the matches so far, the starting position is such that YB is under pressure to win.
A draw is no longer enough for YB
Because Red Star lost by one goal less against both City and Leipzig, the Serbs have a goal difference that is two goals better. This comes into play if the direct encounters are the same. And they would be too if the second game also ends in a draw. Therefore, YB must win to overtake Red Star. Provided that the final round, in which YB plays in Leipzig and Red Star against ManCity, has no surprises in store.
The goal is still to spend the winter in Europe
“That is still a long way away,” says coach Raphael Wicky about the final on November 28. “We lost here 3-0 to the best team in the world. This happens every weekend.” But it is clear that they will do everything they can to win this match at home. Finally, YB has officially announced European wintering as its goal. “That is true. That is what we want. But even there: it will not be easy.”
Benito: “We deserved it”
Loris Benito, on the other hand, speaks bluntly: “We knew in advance that the match against Belgrade would probably be an even match. It’s a shame we couldn’t take home the win in the first leg, which we deserved. Now it comes down to this final at home. The stadium will be full. Probably also with some away fans, because we have a lot of visiting representatives in Switzerland. We will give everything to qualify. We deserved that.”
Speaking of a full stadium: YB managed to sell all the tickets as packages and thus pulled the plug on the Serbs’ fight for the Red Star match from the start. “I really hope that the stadium ends up in the hands of our fans,” says Benito. “Not that these tickets are still sold on the gray market.”
Chaos again around Red Star
At Red Star they currently have other problems. After a disappointing draw against neighbors Topola, the hardcore fans, especially the Delije, did not allow the players and staff to leave the dressing room for an hour and tried to teach them that defeats and draws were unacceptable in the national league. The background: The gap with arch enemy Partizan Belgrade has grown to six points. “There are different customs there. That is unthinkable in Switzerland,” says Benito. “But these are problems that shouldn’t concern us much.”
YB will play to win, concludes the Aargauer. And you can definitely play better than in Manchester. However, this is not very difficult.
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team
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SP
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T.D
|
PT
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
 Bayern Munich
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3
|
4
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9
|
|
|
2
|
 Galatasaray SK
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3
|
-1
|
4
|
|
|
3
|
 Manchester United
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3
|
-1
|
3
|
|
|
4
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 FC Copenhagen
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3
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-2
|
1
|
|
team
|
SP
|
T.D
|
PT
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
 Arsenal F.C
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3
|
4
|
6
|
|
|
2
|
 RC lens
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3
|
1
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5
|
|
|
3
|
 FC Seville
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3
|
-1
|
2
|
|
|
4
|
 PSV Eindhoven
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3
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-4
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2
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team
|
SP
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T.D
|
PT
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
 Real Madrid
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3
|
3
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9
|
|
|
2
|
 SSC Napoli
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3
|
1
|
6
|
|
|
3
|
 SC Braga
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3
|
-1
|
3
|
|
|
4
|
 Union Berlin
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3
|
-3
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0
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team
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SP
|
T.D
|
PT
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1
|
 Real Society
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3
|
3
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7
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|
|
2
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 Inter Milan
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3
|
2
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7
|
|
|
3
|
 FC Salzburg
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3
|
-1
|
3
|
|
|
4
|
 SL Benfica
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3
|
-4
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0
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team
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SP
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T.D
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PT
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
 Atletico Madrid
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4
|
7
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8th
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|
|
2
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 Lazio Rome
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4
|
0
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7
|
|
|
3
|
 Feyenoord Rotterdam
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4
|
2
|
6
|
|
|
4
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 Celtic Glasgow
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4
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-9
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1
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team
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SP
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T.D
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PT
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
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 Borussia Dortmund
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4
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1
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7
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|
|
2
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 Paris Saint-Germain
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4
|
1
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6
|
|
|
3
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 AC Milan
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4
|
-2
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5
|
|
|
4
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 Newcastle United
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4
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0
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4
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team
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SP
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T.D
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PT
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1
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 Manchester city
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4
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9
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12
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|
|
2
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 RB Leipzig
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4
|
3
|
9
|
|
|
3
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 FK Red Star Belgrade
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4
|
-5
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1
|
|
|
4
|
 BSC Young Boys
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4
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-7
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1
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team
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SP
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T.D
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PT
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1
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 FC Porto
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4
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6
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9
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|
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2
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 FC Barcelona
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4
|
6
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9
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|
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3
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 FC Shaktar Donetsk
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4
|
-1
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6
|
|
|
4
|
 Royal Antwerp FC
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4
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-11
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0
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Source : Blick
I’m Emma Jack, a news website author at 24 News Reporters. I have been in the industry for over five years and it has been an incredible journey so far. I specialize in sports reporting and am highly knowledgeable about the latest trends and developments in this field.
