Salzburg Head coach Matthias fires "frightening" warning to Chelsea ahead of Salzburg clash.

 The Salzburg coach has warned that his side will frighten Chelsea. 

Red Bull Salzburg head coach Matthias Jaissle wants his underdogs to “frighten the great Chelsea” during Tuesday evening’s Champions League clash.

The Premier League club can secure progression to the knockout stages with victory at a sold-out Red Bull Arena.

Yet Blues boss Graham Potter knows all about the dangers of the Austrian champions, having been held to a 1-1 draw by them in the first match of his Stamford Bridge tenure.

Yet Blues boss Graham Potter is aware of all concerning the risks of the Austrian champions, having been held to a 1-1 draw by them within the first match of his Stamford Bridge tenure.

Unbeaten Salzburg sit only a level behind Chelsea within the Group E standings with two rounds remaining, and Jaissle had urged his gamers to be “brave and bold” as they search to proceed exceeding expectations.

“We don’t feel any pressure, we are just looking forward to the match,” the 34-year-old German informed a press convention. “Our boys have performed really impressively so far, beyond what could be expected.

“We are big outsiders again, of course. We want to play brave and bold football though and frighten the great Chelsea a little. We know though we are playing an absolute top team that won the competition in 2021.”

Injury-hit Salzburg will hope to spice up their very own aspirations of reaching the final 16 of the competitors forward of concluding the group section subsequent week away to Serie A champions AC Milan.

Their trigger shouldn’t be helped by the harm absences of Nicolas Capaldo (knee), Fernando (thigh), Sekou Koita (thigh) and Samson Tijani (leg), whereas Bernardo (sickness), Dijon Kameri (shoulder), Oumar Solet (thigh) and Andreas Ulmer (adductors) are doubts.

With Chelsea nonetheless unbeaten since Potter changed the sacked Thomas Tuchel on September 8, Red Bulls defender Strahinja Pavlovic admits the hosts require “a near perfect match” to drag off one other shock consequence.

“Chelsea have really got into form, have not lost recently and not dropped many points,” the Serbia worldwide mentioned, quoted on his membership’s web site.

“We know we are facing another great team. We have confidence though after our recent performances. Of course we need a near perfect match to trouble Chelsea. We will keep on working hard for that.”