The Viennese enter the second qualifying round of the Europa Conference League, three rounds have to be survived in order to take part in the lucrative group phase. Third round opponent would be the winner from Aris Limassol (Cyprus) against Neftschi Baku (Azerbaijan).
Coach Ferdinand Feldhofer doesn’t want to think that far. “The focus is clearly on the two games against Lechia,” explained the Styrian. Feldhofer described the Poles, who have former St. Pölten defender David Stec under contract, as “a very good team that plays well-kept football”.
Lechia advanced to the second round with a 6-1 aggregate score against North Macedonia representative Akademija Pandev. The start of the Polish league failed on Sunday with a 0:3 at Wisla Plock. Feldhofer has a lot of respect: “Lechia is a very good opponent for the second qualifying round, a real hurdle. We will definitely need two very good performances.”
Source: Nachrichten
