FC Red Bull Salzburg becomes eliminated in the UEFA Champions League play-offs by Maccabi Haifa (1:2 and 0:3). But the Red Bulls qualified for the UEFA Europa League group stage. Salzburg won all 6 games and finished their group ahead Villarreal CF, Lazio Rom and Levski Sofia. FC Salzburg won all 3 of their Europa League group-stage home fixtures in the autumn season. The only home defeat in the running European season was the 1:2 against Maccabi Haifa in the Champions League play-offs. In the national championship Red Bull Salzburg faces rank 1. The two spring rounds brought a 2:1 away win at SV Ried and a 3:0 at home versus LASK Linz.

Standard de Liège met in Group H of the UEFA Champions League on FC Arsenal, Olympiakos Piräus and AZ Alkmaar. The Belgian side finished their group as third behind Arsenal and Olympiakos and qualified therewith for the UEFA Europa League round of 32. Standard Liège have not won their last 5 European away games. The last European win was in the 2008/09 UEFA Cup group stage with 1:0 at Partizan Belgrade. In the national championship Liège faces rank 6. They are 19 points behind leader RSC Anderlecht and so out of the title match. The last round in Belgians Jupiler League brought a 1:2 at Club Bruges.

The first leg between Standard Liége and Red Bull Salzburg ended with a 3:2 win for the Belgian champions. The goals scored Axel Witsel (66., 82.) and Igor De Camargo (80.) for Liége and Marc Janko (4., 45.) for Salzburg.

Red Bull Salzburg vs Standard Liège
UEFA Europa League: Round of 32, second leg
Thursday, 25.02.2010, 21:05 CET
Wals-Siezenheim, Red Bull Arena

My tip: Win for Red Bull Salzburg

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