Austrian Cup

And then it just descended into a bit of a chaotic game, didn't it? But, you know, you are right, all told, a confidence boost against a team who are, you know, it was their first game at home in the Champions League, you know, so it's certainly right to call them minnows of the Champions League.

Austrian champions, of course, and actually Austrian Cup winners as well, I think so.

They're not going to be one of the strongest sides in the competition, but Liverpool still have to go there and you know beat them and they've done so with a number of players missing a number of players arrested and rotated and come through it unscathed you know six points from six if they win that Villarreal game now you're looking at obviously nine from nine and I was looking you know the last two seasons 16 points has been enough to finish inside that top eight And I don't think Liverpool need to go hell for leather to try and finish first or second or third in this group stage because, you know, they finished third last season, got them a tie with Galatasaray and then PSG.

And then they finished first in this inaugural group stage and ended up meeting PSG anyway.

Um, but I will have to watch one game this week, and that is LASK versus Liverpool.

LASK last season won the Austrian double, the Bundesliga and the Austrian Cup.

Um, Dietmar Kühbauer is their manager.

He's been at the club since 2025.