RB Leipzig against Atletico Madrid in the live ticker: RB coach Nagelsmann sees a great advantage for his team

Champions League in the live ticker: RB Leipzig and Atletico Madrid were each able to eliminate a previous year's finalist. Now you meet in the top eight.

• RB Leipzig - Atletico Madrid -: - (- :-), August 13, 2020, 9 p.m., DAZN and Sky
• RB and Atleti each threw out last year's finalists in the round of 16.
• Now the two top teams will meet in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
• RB coach Julian Nagelsmann sees an advantage for his team in view of the game mode.

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RB Leipzig against Atletico Madrid in the live ticker: who will replace Werner?

Update from August 12th, 7:30 p.m.: One of the most exciting questions for RB Leipzig and coach Julian Nagelsmann is likely to be the question of replacing Timo Werner who has migrated to Chelsea. Who should score the goals against the usual strong defending Atletico? Patrik Schick and Yussuf Poulsen would be the logical candidates. Marcel Sabitzer, with 16 competitive goals after Werner Leipzig's top scorer this season, could act further ahead than usual. The Saxons can only absorb the loss of the German national player as a team.

Lisbon - After the first semi-finalist was determined on Tuesday evening in the game between Paris Saint-Germain and Atalanta Bergamo , the second quarter-final of the Champions League tournament * follows the next day. On Wednesday evening, RB Leipzig * and Atletico Madrid face each other in a knockout game of the last eight teams in the premier class *. The game was on the brink due to two positive corona tests with the Spaniards.

RB Leipzig against Atletico Madrid in the live ticker: Both teams threw last year's finalists from the tournament

The Leipziger managed before the corona break the previous year's finalists Tottenham to throw impressively from the tournament. The representative from the Premier League * could be defeated in two games, first 1-0 and later 3-0 , which gives additional respect for the coming round. Atletico Madrid ended the premier class dreams of the title holder Liverpool FC in the round of 16 .

"The two positive corona cases at Atletico Madrid have no impact on our preparation for the game.

We are not letting this message get to us, we go into the week as usual and focus our work on Thursday as usual." https://t.co/QHkVV402OE

Coach Julian Nagelsmann sees a great advantage in the game mode for his Leipzig. “For Atletico, two games would be a lot easier than just one because they are so ripped off. It's easier for us to just have one game because we can just go to the limits in the game without having to think too much, ”said the 33-year-old.

RB Leipzig against Atletico Madrid in the live ticker: Nagelsmann-Elf already won in Lisbon

The Landsberger-born does not see his team's chances restricted by the changed mode and says confidently : “It can go to the final. It's easier this year than in other years. ”The Bundesliga team * has had good memories of Lisbon since the preliminary round: they beat Benfica 2-1 * in the first game in Group G. However, the game against "Atleti" will take place at the Estadio José Alvalade in Lisbon, home of city rivals Sporting.

After finishing fourth in the league, Atletico Madrid are looking for a little reparation and are favorites in the game given the internationally experienced squad and coach . Atleti midfielder Koke alone has played more league games for the first and second teams of Atlético Madrid than RB Leipzig has played in its entire history since the club was founded in 2009.

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RB Leipzig against Atletico Madrid in the live ticker: Simeone against Nagelsmann - duel of the impulsive coach

The team of Diego Simeone is well established by the continuation of the Spanish League and remained sixteen times in a row unbeaten. The coach of the Spanish capital city club will probably have one or the other word battle with the impulsive nail man. The Polish referee Szymon Marciniak will ensure fair conditions. (ajr) * tz.de is part of the budeswide Ippen-Digital editors network.

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