Austria Vienna has a chance to book passage into the Champions League when it takes on Dinamo Zagreb in the second leg of the playoff Tuesday.
The first match ended with a favorable 2-0 win for the Austrian side; the two away goals will force the Romanian side to score two or three away goals while conceding none to book its third straight passage into the Champions League.
"It was a great day and a big step, but now we have to remain very modest," said coach Nenad Bjelica, according to UEFA.com. "I'm aware that we are in a good position, but we still have a lot of work to do. The party doesn't start until at least 22.35 on Tuesday night."
"I couldn't have picked a better time or place for me to get my first goal," added Austro-Croatian Marin Leovac about scoring a goal against his favorite team. "It's a little footballing fairytale."
Zagreb has had a poor showing in the Champions League over the last two years. The team finished with just one draw and five losses in the group stage last season; Zagreb only managed to score one goal and concede 14 in the six games. A year earlier, Zagreb scored three goals but conceded 22 and lost all six encounters. The low points of that run featured a 7-1 loss to Lyon and 6-2 defeat against Real Madrid.
Prediction: Austria Vienna is home and holds a comfortable lead in the aggregate and should win 1-0.
Start Time: 2:45 p.m. EST
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