1. FC Köln storm back to Europe. After finishing seventh in the Bundesliga season just ended, head coach Steffen Baumgart’s team is now in the playoffs for the 2022/2023 Europa Conference League.
at sport.de there are both playoff duels between Cologne and Fehérvár as usual in a detailed live ticker.
In addition, there are at sport.de and RTL all goals, further highlights and voices of all protagonists can be seen exclusively in the video. The videos of the most important game scenes are also available in this article.
Highlights:
4th: Cologne put pressure on from the start and pushed the guests into their own half.
Pure goosebumps! 1. FC Köln is back in Europe…
The Effzeh players enter the pitch to warm up…
preliminary report:
Welcome to the playoffs of the Europa Conference League! At 8:30 p.m., 1. FC Köln host Hungarian club Fehérvár FC for the first leg at the Rhein-Energie-Stadion.
After about five years, 1. FC Köln is celebrating its comeback in international business today! More than 40,000 fans are expected tonight to support the team as they battle for a place in the group stage. The anticipation of the performances on the international stage is huge in the area. The successful start to the season in the Bundesliga with four points from two games does the rest. “We want to get into the group stage because I think we can. I think we’re the favorites and we should accept this role and show it on the pitch,” said FC coach Steffen Baumgart in advance.
Fehérvár FC is number two in Hungary behind record champions Ferencvaros, against whom they recently lost 4-0. The start of the season was a bit bumpy overall. After three games you only have three points in your account. The Hungarians will also be the underdog in the playoffs against 1. FC Köln. Above all, the big crowd in Müngersdorf could impress the players, as the German coach Michael Boris admits: “It’s going to be hot, loud and difficult. But my players should also enjoy this atmosphere.”
There are three changes in Cologne’s starting XI compared to the game against Leipzig. Chabot, Schmitz and Pedersen will start instead of Kilian, Ehizibue and Martel.
Coach Boris initially uses a defensive 5-4-1 system for the guests. With Pal Dárdai (Hertha BSC), a former Bundesliga player is also in the starting XI.
The game will be officiated by Portuguese referee Tiago Lopes Martins. He will be assisted by Luis Campos and Hugo Pires Ribeiro. There is no VAR in the Conference League until the semi-finals.
The line-up of 1. FC Köln:
Schwäbe – Pedersen, Hübers, Chabot, Schmitz – Hector, Skhiri, Ljubicic, Kainz, Thielmann – Dietz
1. FC Köln vs. Fehérvár FC is shown live on TV here
- The playoff first leg in Cologne-Müngersdorf will be broadcast live by RTL broadcast on free TV: Pre-reporting begins at 8:15 p.m.
- The game will also be shown live on RTL+’s paid streaming service.
He provides all important information about the two duels with Fehérvár FC from Hungary here.
For the first time in five years, 1. FC Köln has the opportunity to move into a European cup competition. However, the Domstadt team still need to get rid of Hungary’s Fehérvár FC on their way to the group stage of the UEFA Europa Conference League.
The club finished fourth in Hungary last season and are looking to surprise the Cologne side with Palko Dárdai, son of long-time Bundesliga player and coach Pál Dárdai.
The outsider from Hungary is trained by the German head coach Michael Boris, who has only worked as a coach in Germany in the lower leagues so far.
The second leg, which will then decide whether they enter the group stage of the Conference League, will take place a week later on August 25 at Fehérvár FC.
Should the Effzeh qualify for the group stage, prominent opponents such as FC Villarreal from Spain, West Ham United from England or AC Florenz from Italy will probably be waiting for the only representative from the Bundesliga.