RB Leipzig have a good chance of reaching the Champions League quarter-finals before the second leg against Tottenham Hotspur. We accompany the game in the live ticker.
- RB Leipzig - Tottenham Hotspur (Tue, from 9 p.m.)
- The Saxons won the first knockout round first leg in the Champions League 1-0.
- Despite the corona crisis *, spectators are let into the stadium.
RB Leipzig - Tottenham Hotspur -: - (- :-), Tuesday at 9 p.m. in the Red Bull Arena
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RB Leipzig against Tottenham Hotspur: hosts are enough to draw
Leipzig - Round of 16 debutant RB Leipzig defies the coronavirus crisis ! Contrary to the recommendation of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) to cancel events with more than 1000 participants or at least to hold them in camera, spectators are allowed in the Champions League game against Tottenham Hotspur (Tue, from 9 p.m.). After the 1-0 win in London three weeks earlier, the Saxons are enough to draw into the quarter-finals of the most important club competition in European football for the first time.
For several reasons, the city of Leipzig and the club decided to grant fans access to the RB stadium. Great Britain - the home country of the guests - is not a risk area . In addition, the RKI recommendation would differentiate between indoor and outdoor events and the game would take place outdoors . The time factor also spoke against a cancellation or a ghost game. "This decision only applies to this one game," emphasized city spokesman Matthias Hasberg, who also pointed out that "the tickets are personalized and the viewers are traceable". Nevertheless, it can be said that it is a very brave decision.
RB Leipzig against Tottenham Hotspur: Defense of the Red Bulls has stabilized
RB still has to do without captain Willi Orban, Ibrahima Konate and Kevin Kampl . In the league, the team of coach Julian Nagelsmann got a little out of step, played against Bayer Leverkusen (1-1) and VfL Wolfsburg (0-0) in a draw and thus slipped to third in the table behind Borussia Dortmund . But what encourages: Since the cup loss at 1: 3 at Eintracht Frankfurt in early February, it has conceded only one goal in six games.
The spurs trained by José Mourinho are currently not doing well. The last victory to date is from February 16, when a 3-2 win was celebrated at promoted Aston Villa. This was followed by the defeat against Leipzig, bankruptcy at Chelsea (1: 2) and against Wolverhampton Wanderers (2: 3), the FA Cup against Norwich City (3: 4 after penalty shoot-out) and recently a meager 1: 1 at Burnley FC.
RB Leipzig against Tottenham Hotspur: guests miss their best goal scorers
Especially the long-term failures of the two top goalscorers Harry Kane and Heung-min Son hurt the team. In addition, midfield strategist Moussa Sissoko has been missing since the beginning of the year. Most recently, Mourinho attacked one of his players publicly - atypically for him. "He had enough time to get used to the level," said "The Special One" on record transfer Tanguy Ndombélé : "I know that the Premier League is difficult and some players need a lot of time to get used to. But a player with his potential has to give us more than that. ”Perhaps with these words, however, the Portuguese will also succeed in spurring the 60 million euro purchase to its best form.
The game of Borussia Dortmund near Paris St. Germain is taking place in the meantime, pay-TV broadcaster Sky has also taken the first measures. In the Bundesliga *, those responsible are also preparing for ghost games. This article explains how you can protect yourself from the corona virus as a stadium visitor.
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