RB Leipzig will travel to London for the first leg of the Champions League round of 16. We accompany the game against Tottenham Hotspur today in the live ticker. There is bad news for Jose Mourinho.
- Tottenham Hotspur - RB Leipzig , Wednesday, 9 p.m.
- The Bundesliga second must play in the first knockout round of the Champions League in London .
- The Spurs are plagued by injury problems - watch the game here in the live ticker .
Tottenham Hotspur - RB Leipzig, Wednesday, 9 p.m.
Tottenham: - Bank: - |
RB Leipzig: - Bank: - |
Goals: - |
Referee: Cüneyt Cakir (Turkey) |
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Update from February 19, 2.35 p.m .: The tension increases! After Borussia Dortmund's strong performance, the Champions League continues on Wednesday evening. Will RB Leipzig succeed a similar stroke of genius against Tottenham?
Update from February 18, 11:15 p.m .: BVB presented - at least as far as the Bundesliga teams are concerned - in the round of 16 of the Champions League .
Borussia Dortmund defeated Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 (0-0) on Tuesday evening and can dream of the quarter-finals of the premier class before the return leg. What is RB Leipzig doing in London this Wednesday?
Tottenham Hotspur - RB Leipzig in the live ticker: Nagelsmann demands "madness"
Update from February 18, 7.30 p.m .: Julian Nagelsmann has asked his men from RB Leipzig to make a crazy appearance at favorite and last year's finalist Tottenham Hotspur .
"The boys shouldn't worry too much about tactical things. We're not so crazy, we have a healthy level of craziness. That will be in demand, ”said the Bavarian coach of the Saxons before the first leg at the press conference in London .
RB Leipzig coach: Julian Nagelsmann.
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"It will be perhaps the most spectacular game in club history," said the 32-year-old - and said of his first meeting with star coach José Mourinho : "There is a lot of respect for him. He will have his 59th knockout game, I will have my first. ”
Update from February 18, 6.15 p.m .: The shapely Dayot Upamecano is also expected in the starting line-up of RB Leipzig in London - the signs are growing that FC Bayern has declared the young French central defender (21) a transfer goal.
Tottenham Hotspur - RB Leipzig in the live ticker: Heung-Min Son fails
Update of February 18, 4:56 pm: Setback for Leipzig's opponent Tottenham Hotspur before the first knockout round on Wednesday.
Striker Heung-Min Son will miss the team of star coach Jose Mourinho in the two clashes against the Bundesliga side. As the Spurs announced the day before the first leg (kick-off: 9:00 p.m.), the South Korean striker suffered a fracture in his right arm in the league game at Aston Villa (see below).
The former Leverkusen player has to undergo an operation and the Londoners will probably be missing until the season finale.
"I don't count on him this season," said Tottenham's Portuguese team manager. For Mourinho, it is the next personal setback after the injuries to captain Harry Kane and midfielder Moussa Sissoko.
Tottenham Hotspur is currently weakening - an opportunity for RB Leipzig?
London - The red bulls from Leipzig meet last year's finalist Tottenham Hotspur in the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League . For the first leg on February 19 (kick-off 9:00 p.m.), the Leipzig team headed by trainer Julian Nagelsmann, who has just put up a fight against the criticism of a player, will travel to London . Progress is quite possible, but with Jose Mourinho there is also a real tactical fox on the bench of the Lilywhites.
He should turn the helm around Tottenham again, because under Mauricio Pochettino there was little to be seen of the glory that led the Spurs to the CL final last season. “The Special One” has been sitting on the executive chair since November.
He slowly put the team back on the road to success, but slowly. In the Premier League, the games under Mou were always close - mostly ended with a difference of just one goal. The table situation is still below expectations. The Spurs are only fifth before the game against RB Leipzig and are 36 (!!!) points behind leaders Liverpool.
THESE SCENES! #THFC ⚪️ #COYS pic.twitter.com/Jan4WlOLmo
- Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) February 16, 2020The last three league games could all be won, including the game against Manchester City. The dress rehearsal for the Champions League game against Aston Villa was only successful at the last minute: Heung-Min Son scored the 3-2 win against the promoted team in the 94th minute. Nevertheless, Mou again collected important points in the fight for fourth place.
Tottenham without Harry Kane - Timo Werner guarantees success for RB Leipzig
It looks a lot rosier for RB Leipzig . The Bulls greeted for a day from the top of the table after their 3-0 win over Werder Bremen at the weekend before FC Bayern moved up a point ahead of Leipzig on Sunday with their victory in Cologne. For Leipzig it will also depend on Timo Werner, who with his marksmanship is a guarantee for RB success this season. The Leipziger have a small advantage because: Tottenham's top striker Harry Kane still fails due to a hamstring muscle tear.
The game Leipzig against Tottenham is also characterized by the duel between Julian Nagelsmann and Jose Mourinho on the coaching benches. Nagelsmann was already joking before the game: “I hope that we don't get in touch too often on the sidelines, because he can be quick-tempered. Then we both sit in the stands and eat a bratwurst roll. ”
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- RB Leipzig (@DieRotenBullen) February 16, 2020pm / rjs