Forward of our Champions League qualifier v SK Brann in Norway
On Wednesday 23 July our Crimson Bulls shall be in UEFA Champions League qualifying motion in Bergen – the town of rain! The second-biggest metropolis in Norway can also be famed for its beautiful hilly panorama and one in every of Europe’s largest ports – simply do not forget an umbrella. Along with its vibrant Bryggen wood homes and fish market additionally leads Europe in the case of the frequency of rain – with round 200 wet days per 12 months.
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272,000 residents in Bergen
The costs of Freyr Alexandersson could have no downside with the climate or with taking part in a match in the course of their season – and it is not simply their title (Brann being Norwegian for hearth) that’s intimidating. The Reds are at present in second round midway via the Norwegian Eliteserien season. The Icelandic coach principally units his facet up in a 4-3-3 formation, during which they assault rapidly and gladly press excessive. Bergen shall be with out their prime scorer Aune Heggebö, nonetheless, after he moved to West Bromwich Albion within the English Championship. Bard Finne is one other Norwegian purpose menace our facet have to keep watch over. Teen Markus Haaland is not any relation to our former striker, Erling Haaland.
24.90 Million Euro market worth of SK Brann
The historical past of Sportsklubben Brann is a really profitable one. Three Norwegian league titles are to their title (most lately in 2007), they usually gained the Norwegian cup for the seventh time in 2022. There’s one blot on their file, nonetheless, in that they’re but to qualify for the primary a part of a contemporary UEFA competitors. In 2007/08 they did make the final 32 of the UEFA Cup, whereas within the 1996/97 European Cup Winners’ Cup they had been knocked out by Liverpool within the quarter-finals. Beginning within the UEFA Champions League’s second qualifying spherical provides the facet captained by Felix Horn Myhre likelihood of returning to the European stage – though we’d love to finish their bid to make the Champions League.
The Norwegians can undoubtedly rely on their followers within the residence tie as their Enviornment is about to be a sell-out – because it usually is for league matches. We’re to play within the Brann stadium, which opened in 1918 and was renovated most lately in 2019. It has house for near 17,000 followers, in addition to offering housing for 288 college students. That took place as, as a way to obtain funding for the final replace, the membership promised to construct properties within the stadium, which have been offered on to Bergen’s pupil organisations. Simply watch the small print if that feels like a dream, as widespread areas together with its desk tennis space have restricted entry on matchdays, and there’s no view of the pitch!
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You should have a view for sure although when you tune in to ServusTV or ServusTV On, the place you possibly can observe the primary leg totally free on TV or dwell stream. Reside textual content updates will even be offered on our web site, with free highlights to observe shortly after the ultimate whistle. For the second leg every week in a while Wednesday 30 July (20:45 CEST), we’ll want your help on the Crimson Bull Enviornment. Tickets are already on open sale!
