Why Austria doesn’t want to see a LASK championship celebration

Across the board, the Austrians are talking about wanting to prevent Linz from celebrating their title in Vienna’s favorites. Especially since the Violets also have important points at stake in order to secure fourth place or maybe even come third.

Only one could live with that if Didi Kühbauer Earning title honors at the distribution circle: Stephan HelmAustria coach and also from Burgenland like Kühbauer. But only under one condition: “If we win and LASK still becomes champions, then I could live with that.” Captain Manfred Fischer sees it similarly: “If that’s the case, we will accept it, then they deserve it.”

3rd place in sight

The Violets celebrated their derby victory together with their fans in Hütteldorf on Sunday, and next Sunday they would like to end the season with dignity at home in front of full stands against LASK. There won’t be any gifts, of course, as the Viennese want to avoid going into the play-offs for the European Cup starting place.

“We go into the game to win it,” explains Saljic. Stephan Helm is looking forward to the showdown: “We managed to close ranks with the fans. The last few weeks weren’t that easy, but they were there nonetheless. We stick to ourselves, our goals are important to us. We want to offer a good game and reward ourselves.”

The blocked one Aleksandar Dragovic It is also important to stay ahead of Rapid: “After winning three derbies, we are number 1 in Vienna this season.”

Philipp Maybach Despite the joy of the derby victory, he was also critical. “After the 1-0 win we weren’t brave enough, we can play much better.” For him, fourth place is the minimum goal: “We now have a big finale in front of our own fans. Our goal is to crack the top three.”