Austria Women look to use postponement "profitably"

Austria Wien's women's team aim to make the best possible use of the postponement of their Champions League clash away at Benfica.

"We want to take something positive from the situation. Perhaps that one extra day will even be profitable," head coach Stefan Kenesei said on Wednesday.

Due to a storm warning, the match had to be moved from Wednesday to Thursday (from 9:00 PM in the live ticker >>>), but the news only reached the Violets' travelling party once they had landed at the airport in Portugal's capital. All the details >>>

Bundesliga match postponed

"We had to reschedule at short notice and adjust our workload management slightly," Kenesei explained regarding the additional challenges caused by Storm Charles. Training on the pitch was not possible.

However, being able to conduct more and deeper tactical analysis is by no means a disadvantage. "We've had a lot, lot of games, so an extra day of rest actually does us good," defender Virginia Kirchberger-Prohaska noted.

Saturday's Bundesliga match at Salzburg has been postponed anyway.

Knockout stage still in sight

With one point from their opening three games, 15th-placed Austria are still keeping their sights set on the top 12 and advancing to the knockout stage.

After Lisbon, matches against Bayern Munich and away at Manchester City still lie ahead.

"Of course we dream of making it through the league phase. But we are also realistic," Kenesei emphasized. "The tasks leading up to Christmas will be even tougher," Kirchberger-Prohaska pointed out.

They know that picking up wins will require "a one-hundred percent great day from us."