RB Leipzig have a good chance of reaching the Champions League quarter-finals before the second leg against Tottenham Hotspur. Follow the round of 16 second leg on Tuesday evening here in the live ticker.
- RB Leipzig - Tottenham Hotspur , Tuesday, 9 p.m.
- The Saxons won the first knockout round first leg in the Champions League 1-0.
- Despite the corona crisis *, viewers are admitted to the Red Bull Arena .
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3.30 p.m .: Why the Champions League round of 16 takes place in front of an audience in the Red Bull Arena today?
As the MDR reports, the city of Leipzig justified the decision as follows: First, Britain is not a corona risk area , it said. In addition, the game is an open-air event - and the recommendations of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) would differentiate between indoor and outdoor events.
42,959 spectators are going in tonight - they want to forget the worries of the corona virus with their team in the premier class.
12:26 p.m .: While RB Leipzig is preparing for the Champions League hit against Tottenham Hotspur, there is news from the Bundesliga *: The Rheinderby between Gladbach and Cologne and the Revierderby between Dortmund and Schalke will be held without spectators.
FC Augsburg has introduced a new coach.
RB Leipzig against Tottenham Hotspur in the live ticker: hosts make brave decisions in Corona times
Update from March 10, 9:39 a.m .: RB Leipzig meets Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League on Tuesday evening. Already on Monday it was announced that the game will definitely be played in front of spectators in the stadium.
Lukas #Klostermann: "I am glad that tomorrow we will have our fans behind us. An audience can still tickle out the necessary percentages from a team and push them forward." # RBLSPURS pic.twitter.com/0zICFmRybj
- RB Leipzig (@DieRotenBullen) March 9, 2020German football professional Robin Gosens can only dream of this at the moment. The defensive man plays in Italy with Atlanta Bergamo, he lives directly in the red zone. Now he has given interesting insights into his everyday life.
RB Leipzig against Tottenham Hotspur: hosts are enough to draw
First report from March 9: Munich / 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.
In the Europa League there are still three German clubs in the round of 16 - we accompany all games in the live ticker.
Poll: What do you think of ghost games because of the Corona crisis?
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