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30-07-2025
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First home match of season v SK Brann
4-1 lead from Norway to see home Our Red Bulls' 4-1 away win in Bergen a week ago left the doors wide open to the third round of UEFA Champions League qualifying, but we still have 90 minutes of football ahead of us in which we want to perform the best we possibly can. We have home advantage in our favour this time against SK Brann as we face them in the second leg of the second qualifying round – with kick-off on Wednesday 30 July at 20:45 CEST! The team coached by Freyr Alexandersson have not had any football to worry about since the first clash, with their Norwegian Eliteserien tie at the weekend postponed to allow Bergen to concentrate fully on their European campaign. We were in action in the first cup round on Saturday at Union Dietach, taking a superb 4-0 win against the side recently promoted to the regional league. In the first leg in Norway, we suffered a tough start against the determined hosts and were behind for much of the match until our boys stepped up to turn the encounter on its head in the second half. A dream move between Gloukh and Nene pulled us back level before three substitutes chipped in with goals - from Yorbe Vertessen, Karim Onisiwo and Maurits Kjaergaard - to ensure we are in an ideal position ahead of Wednesday's second leg. We therefore can deservedly go optimistically and with a real sense of anticipation into the evening clash when we battle for a spot in the third qualifying round – where we would face Club Brugge of Belgium. Our boys are counting on your support. All the info on coming to the stadium can be found in our latest matchday info. If you haven't yet secured your seat, you can do that in our online ticket shop! to the online Ticket Shop New: How our digital season tickets work in 2025/26 The best way to follow all our home matches is with a season ticket, of course. Please note there is an important change in how you use these to access the stadium this season. to the instructions FC Red Bull Salzburg vs. SK Brann on international TV and live stream With the second qualifying round not being part of UEFA's central rights' marketing, the TV options are a bit different to usual. Our match against SK Brann can be seen for free in Austria on ServusTV and ServusTV On. Fans outside of Austria can watch it on a free RBS TV live stream (except in Norway, where VG+ are broadcasting) here on our website, App and on our YouTube channel with English commentary. We will also have live text updates for you. Injury news Not available for the match are Takumu Kawamura (knee), Karim Konate (knee), Valentin Sulzbacher (thigh), Moussa Yeo (knee) and Christian Zawieschitzky (calf). John Mellberg is out for around three months with a knee injury. Views The good performance in the first leg puts us in a superb position to take into the clash in Salzburg. We know though that we are only halfway through the tie – no more and no less than that! That means we have to remain cool on Wednesday and concentrate on what we are good at. We definitely want to win the match. We put in a strong performance in the first match and got into a very good position in the tie with a 4-1 win. Now we need to press on to make sure it doesn't get too close for comfort. The performance in the first leg makes me positive though. We know just what is at stake. We have summarised everything you need to know about coming to the stadium on Wednesday here: to the matchday info
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23-07-2025
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Opposition analysis: Ice and fire in Bergen
Ahead of our Champions League qualifier v SK Brann in Norway On Wednesday 23 July our Red Bulls will be in UEFA Champions League qualifying action in Bergen – the city of rain! The second-biggest city in Norway is also famed for its stunning hilly landscape and one of Europe's biggest ports - just don't forget an umbrella. In addition to its colourful Bryggen wooden houses and fish market also leads Europe when it comes to the frequency of rain – with around 200 rainy days per year. 272,000 citizens in Bergen The charges of Freyr Alexandersson will have no problem with the weather or with playing a match in the middle of their season - and it isn't just their name (Brann being Norwegian for fire) that is intimidating. The Reds are currently in second around halfway through the Norwegian Eliteserien season. The Icelandic coach mostly sets his side up in a 4-3-3 formation, in which they attack quickly and gladly press high. Bergen will be without their top scorer Aune Heggebö, however, after he moved to West Bromwich Albion in the English Championship. Bard Finne is another Norwegian goal threat our side need to keep an eye on. Youngster Markus Haaland is no relation to our former striker, Erling Haaland. 24.90 Million Euro market value of SK Brann The history of Sportsklubben Brann is a very successful one. Three Norwegian league titles are to their name (most recently in 2007), and they won the Norwegian cup for the seventh time in 2022. There is one blot on their record, however, in that they are yet to qualify for the main part of a modern UEFA competition. In 2007/08 they did make the last 32 of the UEFA Cup, while in the 1996/97 European Cup Winners' Cup they were knocked out by Liverpool in the quarter-finals. Starting in the UEFA Champions League's second qualifying round gives the side captained by Felix Horn Myhre a good chance of returning to the European stage – although we would love to end their bid to make the Champions League. The Norwegians can definitely count on their fans in the home tie as their Arena is set to be a sell-out - as it often is for league matches. We are to play in the Brann stadium, which opened in 1918 and was renovated most recently in 2019. It has space for close to 17,000 fans, as well as providing housing for 288 students. That came about as, in order to receive funding for the last update, the club promised to build homes in the stadium, which have been sold on to Bergen's student organisations. Just watch the small print if that sounds like a dream, as common areas including its table tennis area have limited access on matchdays, and there is no view of the pitch! You will have a view for certain though if you tune in to ServusTV or ServusTV On, where you can follow the first leg for free on TV or live stream. Live text updates will also be provided on our website, with free highlights to follow shortly after the final whistle. For the second leg a week later on Wednesday 30 July (20:45 CEST), we will need your support at the Red Bull Arena. Tickets are already on open sale!
