Leipzig/hen – RB Leipzig plays its home game against Borussia Mönchengladbach with the last reserve. The game before the international break was played by Lukas KLostermann, Willi Orban and Elk Chadaille Bitshiabu in central defense, Benhamim Henrichs (right) and Antonio Nusa (on the two defensive flanks).
Handful of key players injured
RB veteran Yussuf Poulsen replaces Benjamin Sesko in the storm. The Dane is in the first eleven for only the second time this Bundesliga season; previously this was only the case in the 0-0 draw in Hamburg against St. Pauli (matchday 4 seven weeks ago). Otherwise he was only in the starting line-up in the cup against St. Pauli (4:2, Poulsen brace).
In this way, RB coach Marco Rose primarily takes into account the number of personnel in his squad. Because after a series of English week blocks, he is missing a handful of key players: the three defenders Castello Jr. (muscular problems), Lutsharel Geertruida (muscular problems), David Raum (ankle surgery), the defensive midfielder Xaver Schlager (torn cruciate ligament). and playmaker Xavi (ankle ligament injury).
Read here: Five facts about the RB game against Gladbach
Especially after the 1:3 in the Champions League at Celtic Glasgow, the Red Bull Club's blessing is going wrong. The league also lost 1-2 against Borussia Dortmund. The duel with Borussia from the Lower Rhine is therefore seen as a kind of signpost as to what will happen next in the autumn.
“With our fans behind us”
Rose was the coach of the “Foals” for two years, from 2019 to 2021. Before meeting up with some of his former players, he said: “They have a strong team. You can see that they work a lot week after week and that they have a steady We know what we have to prepare for. They have a certain degree of flexibility in their game, but also processes that are predictable. The transition game is definitely a weapon for Gladbach this season We have to put in a top performance again this week, with our fans behind us.”
His counterpart Gerardo Seoane said: “We know what a task we have to face. Leipzig is determined, especially in transition phases. You demonstrate a high level of flexibility. We know what strengths they have – but we have also recently seen what opportunities there are against them.”
RB has not lost a home game this season and has the best defense in the league with five goals conceded. But that was before all the injuries.
This is how RB Leipzig plays: Gulácsi – Klostermann, Orbán, Bitshiabu – Henrichs, Kampl, Vermeeren, Nusa – Baumgartner, Openda – Poulsen
