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For the second round in a row, Salzburg face a two-goal deficit at home as they seek to recover their tie against Marseille.
Salzburg need a repeat of their quarter-final heroics if they are to deny Olympique de Marseille a place in the 2018 UEFA Europa League final in nearby Lyon. The French side bring a handy lead to the city of Mozart following their 2-0 victory at the Stade Vélodrome but will be wary of the Austrian club’s outstanding form at home.
• Salzburg, who are closing in on a fifth successive Austrian league title, have gone 38 games without defeat in their stadium since November 2016, winning 30 of those matches and nine of the ten they have played there in 2018.
• Both clubs staged memorable comebacks in the quarter-finals, Marseille overturning a 1-0 first-leg deficit at Leipzig with a dramatic 5-2 victory in the south of France while Salzburg stormed to a 4-1 second-leg win over Lazio, scoring four times in the second half after they had lost the first encounter 4-2 in Rome – their first European defeat in 20 matches – and fallen a further goal behind at home.
• Salzburg, like Marseille, are making their first appearance in the UEFA Europa League semi-finals. They finished top of their group – for a record fourth time – before eliminating both Real Sociedad and Borussia Dortmund by a one-goal margin in the first two knockout rounds.
• Runners-up to Salzburg in Group I, Marseille overcame Braga 3-1 on aggregate in the round of 32 before home (3-1) and away (2-1) wins against Athletic Club in the last 16.
Penalty shoot-outs
• Salzburg’s record in two UEFA penalty shoot-outs is W1 L1:
5-4 v Eintracht Frankfurt, 1993/94 UEFA Cup quarter-final
2-3 v Dinamo Minsk, 2015/16 UEFA Europa League play-off
• Marseille’s record in UEFA penalty shoot-outs is W2 L1:
3-5 v Crvena zvezda, 1990/91 European Champion Clubs’ Cup final
4-1 v Germinal Beerschot, 2005/06 UEFA Cup first round
7-6 v FC Twente, 2008/09 UEFA Cup round of 32
