Those on the beeb have called it “almost watchable”, but quite frankly I disagree. Admittedly it isn’t the free-flowing match that we were treated to last night, but it’s been a tense, exciting encounter - with chances at both ends for the teams taking part. Apparently the atmosphere is electric over in Vienna, and Niko Kranjar has obviously let the noise get to him, and is working his socks off. Inches away from nailing an all-important goal in the first half, just take a look at this heat map below from the CPI - and feel guilty about sitting on the sofa and not having covered even near 5,619 metres (the most industrious player on the pitch) in the last 45 minutes…!

We love football blog love Niko - and it’s easy to see why!