Standard de Liège met in Group H of the UEFA Champions League on auf FC Arsenal, Olympiakos Piräus und AZ Alkmaar. The Belgian side finished the group stage as third behind Arsenal and Olympiakos and qualified therewith for the UEFA Europa League knock-out stage. Standard Liège have lost just one of their last ten European home games, in fact 2:3 against Arsenal London in this season's UEFA Champions League group stage. In the national championship, called Jupiler League, Liège faces rank 4. They are 16 points behind leader RSC Anderlecht and therefore out of the title match. The last round in Belgians Jupiler League brought a 1:0 at home against KVC Westerlo.

Austrian champion Red Bull Salzburg becomes eliminated in the UEFA Champions League play-offs by Maccabi Haifa (1:2 and 0:3). But they qualified for the Europa League group stage where RB Salzburg was the dominating team. Red Bull Salzburg won all 6 games and finished their group ahead Villarreal CF, Lazio Rom and Levski Sofia. RB Salzburg have won five of their last six European away games. The only away defeat in the running European season was the 0:3 at Maccabi Haifa in the UEFA Champions League play-offs. In contrast to Liège Salzburg is also in the national championship top. After 20 rounds they are league leader, the last round brought a 2:1 away win at SV Ried through two goals from Marc Janko.

Liège and Salzburg met already in the third round of the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2000/2001. The Belgians prevailing with a 3:1 win at home and a 1:1 draw at Salzburg.

Standard Liège vs Red Bull Salzburg
UEFA Europa League: Round of 32, first leg
Thursday, 18.02.2010, 7:00 pm CET
Liège, Stade Sclessin

My tip: Draw

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