Salzburg v Marseille background
Salzburg will wish their glorious defensive record during home continues in UEFA Europa League Group we as Marseille arrive in Austria looking to urge on a contingent of 2017 European divided draws.
Previous meetings
• The sides are assembly for a initial time in UEFA competition.
• Salzburg’s record in 4 meetings with French sides is W2 D0 L2 (W1 L1 during home).
• Marseille’s record in 4 games opposite Austrian clubs is W2 D1 L1 (W1 L1 in Austria).
Form guide
• Salzburg have conceded usually once in their final 4 European home games (W3 D1).
• Marseille are dominant in Europe this deteriorate (W3 D2) and have drawn all 3 of their UEFA divided games in 2017.
• Austrian champions Salzburg, the 1994 UEFA Cup runners-up, missed a cut in final year’s UEFA Europa League organisation stage, finale a run of 3 successful attempts to strech a knockouts.
• Fifth in France final term, Marseille final featured in a UEFA Europa League organisation theatre in 2015/16 when they done it to a turn of 32, eventually losing to Athletic Club.
Links and trivia
• The tour from Marseille to Salzburg is around 800km.
• Along with FCSB, Salzburg are in a record seventh UEFA Europa League organisation stage. They are a usually group to record a limit 18 points twice (2009/10 and 2013/14).
• Salzburg won final season’s UEFA Youth League, violence Benfica in a final.
• Marseille’s Adil Rami won a 2015/16 UEFA Europa League with Sevilla.
• Salzburg’s Xaver Schlager turns 20 on a day of a game.
• On-loan Salzburg defender Jérôme Onguéné started his comparison career in France with Sochaux; he was personification in a pot while Marseille goalkeeper Yoann Pelé (2014-15) was in a comparison side.
The coaches
• Previously youth-team boss, Marco Rose stepped adult to a Salzburg helm after prototype Óscar GarcÃa left in June. A defender with home-town bar Leipzig, Hannover and Mainz, he has been on Salzburg’s staff given 2013.
• Marseille manager given 2016, Rudi Garcia started out as a midfielder during Lille, returning to lead a bar from 2008–13 – and masterminding their domestic double in 2010/11. He subsequently spent 3 seasons in assign during Roma.