Rapid’s dress rehearsal before the battle to enter the group stage of the Conference League was unsuccessful. Hüteldorfer could not get more than a 1-1 draw against WSG Tirol on Sunday evening and remained winless in a home game in the Bundesliga for the second time in a row. This did not improve confidence after three competitive victories. Fiorentina has to defend a 1-0 win from the first leg on Thursday.
With the rise in the play-offs of the third most important European cup competition, the Viennese will be sure of millions in income, which the club could well use. Slipped from third to fourth place in the league after a second draw in the fifth game. The gap widened between top pair Salzburg and Sturm Graz. The Tyroleans only got their second point, after a 1-1 home win against LASK last week, they are still on last point. After Luca Kronberger gave the away side the lead with the “goal of the year” (8th), Mathias Seidl (60th) ensured the equalizer was more than enough. Rapid also struck aluminum twice.
