Next nail-biter?

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Salzburg's Alex Schlager (right) aborted the warm-up, Rapids' Leo Querfeld initially screamed in pain, but then played on.(Bild: GEPA)

Rapids' Leo Querfeld was bleeding and screaming in pain - but was able to continue playing. Ralf Rangnick's worries are probably greater when it comes to Alex Schlager. The Salzburg goalie broke off the warm-up on Sunday at the Rapid game.

Remarkable! Four defeats in a row, the final Cup trauma - yet 18,100 fans came to the Allianz Stadium again yesterday. And created a positive atmosphere, cheering on Rapid's emergency team. Without whistles or protests, there were celebrations again at the end - that's a different experience in Hütteldorf

Blood splashed
And when the eleventh (!) loss threatened, things got really loud: Salzburg's Karim Konate had jumped onto Leo Querfeld's knee. Blood spurted, the 20-year-old screamed in pain, veteran Thorsten Schick took off his jersey to stop the bleeding and the coaches indicated the change. It looked bad, like a serious injury, the end of his EURO dream. Querfeld ("I couldn't even look at it") went into the dressing room - and came back into the game eight minutes later with several stitches and chugging. "A jolt went through the whole stadium," enthused coach Robert Klauß.

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Fears for Schlager
And yet team boss Ralf Rangnick could have the next piece of bad news: Salzburg goalkeeper Alex Schlager broke off the warm-up with knee pain and sat on the bench during the game with a thick bandage. Now Austria are also worried about their number one - an MRI scan will take place today.

Hopefully the all-clear will be given.