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Koita grabs assist as Red Bull Salzburg defeat Maccabi Tel Aviv

Red Bull Salzburg defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv 2-1 to secure a first-leg advantage in the 2020-21 Champions League play-off round.

Having defeated Dynamo Brest 1-0 in the third qualifying round, the Yellow Ones came into Tuesday’s game with the ambition of causing an upset against the Austrians.

However, they now have their hopes of reaching the group stage hanging in the balance as they failed to make home advantage count.

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With barely 83 seconds into the game, Salzburg almost took the lead as Dominik Szoboszlai’s freekick was saved by goalkeeper Daniel Tenenbaum.