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Champions League Wrap: FC Sheriff's Traore bags brace as Adeyemi propels Salzburg past Brondby

The African stars were on target as their teams emerged victorious in the first leg of the play-off round of the European competition

Karim Adeyemi was on song as Salzburg secured a hard-fought 2-1 win over Brondby in Tuesday’s Champions League fixture.

Heading into the encounter staged at the Red Bull Arena, the visitors had never defeated any Austrian team when playing in Europe.

Powered by the desire to break this agelong jinx, the reigning Danish Superliga champions began the game on a solid note as they dominated ball possession.

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That yielded a positive result in the fourth minute as Mikael Uhre put them ahead.