CHL pre-report: EHC Red Bull München receives Lukko Rauma

Monday, 09. October 2023 | CHL pre-report: EHC Red Bull München receives Lukko Rauma

Knockout round in sight: Red Bulls aim to book round of 16 ticket against Lukko RaumaFifth duel against Finnish top team// CHL - PRELIMINARY REPORTJust two days after the derby in Ingolstadt, it's on to the Champions League for Red Bull Munich. The German champions can book their ticket to the round of 16 against Lukko Rauma on Tuesday (19:30 | live in our blog).

Many wins and one slip-up: what's happened so far

The Red Bulls enter the final two matchdays of the preliminary round with ten points - only the Växjö Lakers and Ilves Tampere (eleven points each) have been more successful so far. Lukko Rauma is one point behind. Munich recently celebrated three wins in a row in the top flight, while the Finns were beaten for the first time last matchday.

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Here you can get tickets for the CHL game on Tuesday

Beware of fan favorite "Smiling Sebastian"

Lukko means "lock" in English. A padlock therefore adorns the club's crest. Since its founding in 1936, Lukko has twice been Finnish champion - most recently in 2021. In the team then as now: Sebastian Repo. The 27-year-old Finn is really turning up the heat this season.

Repo is a technically skilled yet robust winger. The fan favorite is nicknamed "Smiling Sebastian. He's nicknamed "Smiling Sebastian" because of his smile on and off the ice - but opponents shouldn't be fooled by that. Repo is an ice-cold goal scorer and has been one of his team's top scorers for years.

Highlights: Red Bull München vs. HC Innsbruck (10.09.2023)

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Great respect on both sides

Our coach Toni Söderholm knows the currently third-placed team in the Finnish league very well. "Lukko is a classic Finnish team. We will meet a very strong team in terms of running and playing," the 45-year-old Finn knows. His counterpart Tomi Lämsa also speaks respectfully about our club.

"Red Bull Munich is a leading organization in Europe. The game against the reigning DEL champions is a great opportunity for us to show our skills. We also haven't forgotten that Munich eliminated us in the CHL quarterfinals in 2021."

They know each other

Lämsa addresses the extremely competitive quarterfinal duel in the 2021/22 CHL season. After the first leg in Rauma ended without a winner (2:2), we advanced to the next round with a 2-1 win after overtime at the Olympia-Eisstadion.

It was our revenge for the elimination in the sixteen-finals six years earlier. Lukko won two games (5:3 and 3:0) and ended our premiere season in the top division. So now it's the first duel in the preliminary round. The winner will definitely advance to the knockout phase.

CHL record against Lukko Rauma

Wins: 1 Defeats: 2 Draws: 1 Winning percentage: 25 Goal difference: 7:11 Last match: RBM vs. LUK 2:1 (n. V.) Last ten games: N N U S