RB Leipzig against Tottenham Hotspur in the live ticker: Nagelsmann brings full throttle offensive against Mourinho

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 0: 0
• 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 .

RB Leipzig - Tottenham Hotspur 0: 0

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3rd minute: Very subdued start of Tottenham Hotspur.

1st minute: It starts in the Red Bull Arena!

8:50 pm: Is RB Leipzig moving into the quarter-finals of the Champions League today? The tension is almost palpable.

8:42 pm: There is a small tip from Mourinho after RB Leipzig . At Sky , the Hotspur coach says that his team meets an opponent “at the limit”.

8:40 pm: In the Sky Studio, expert Didi Hamann criticizes José Mourinho . “It has lost its charisma. He cares too much about himself. But the generation of players has changed, ”said the ex-Liverpool player.

Thoughtful: José Mourinho (right), coach of Tottenham Hotspur.

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Of the 25 games under Mourinho , Tottenham has won only eleven games. The star coach already speaks in interviews of goals for the coming season.

8:28 pm: Confident Julian Nagelsmann . The RB Leipzig trainer cheerfully tells Sky about his offensive focus. Are his players storming after the coach?

RB Leipzig - PSG in the live ticker: Julian Nagelsmann with full offensive

19:58: The lineup of RB Leipzig is there: Julian Nagelsmann is once again on a full offensive. Specifically, this means that he will probably have a three-way chain and the defending full-backs Nordi Mukiele and Christopher Nkunku to defend or then force the attacking game.

In the front, Marcel Sabitzer, Patrik Schick and Timo Werner promise a lot of pull to the goal, speed and dynamism. For the first time in the quarter-finals of the premier class?

7.40 p.m .: Remarkable pictures from Spain: In Valencia , where the domestic team wants to try to make up a 4-1 from the first leg at Atalanta Bergamo , hundreds of fans stood in front of the stadium when the team bus pulled in.

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La figura de Vicent Navarro representará esta noche a los miles de valencianistas que apoyarán en cuerpo y alma al equipo desde todo el # LÀnimaDeMestalla #VCFAtalanta # MestallaÉsChampions ✨ @ChampionsLeague pic.twitter.com/UmizNqP87

The Estadio Mestalla will also remain empty today due to the corona virus, while the game RB Leipzig against Tottenham Hotspur will be played in front of a full house.

7.15 p.m .: Tottenham Hotspur and coach José Mourinho come to Leipzig badly shaken.

The Londoners have to do without the top performers Heung-min Son, Harry Kane , Moussa Sissoko and Steven Bergwijn, who are all injured.

Can the B-eleven of the English pull something at RBL ?

RB Leipzig - Tottenham Hotspur: Focus on Dayot Upamecano

7 p.m .: relief at RB Leipzig . In contrast to many other professional football games during the time of the corona virus , the game between Saxony and Tottenham in the premier class can be played in front of spectators - around 43,000 fans will be.

"We are very happy about it. It would of course be a disadvantage if Tottenham played its home game in front of spectators and we did not, ”said coach Julian Nagelsmann before the second round of the second leg.

"An audience can still tickle out the necessary percentages from a team and push them forward," said Leipzig defender Lukas Klostermann . RBL is assured of support from the ranks.

Sought after: RB Leipzig central defender Dayot Upamecano (left).

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16:35: Of course, the defense of RB Leipzig will be challenged tonight - and thus Dayot Upamecano . The 21-year-old central defender is one of the shooting stars of this Bundesliga season - and has drawn a lot of attention.

In addition to several Premier League clubs, AC Milan are also reported to want to oblige the French defenses. In addition, FC Bayern should be among those interested.

4 p.m .: RB Leipzig can fully rely on his goalkeeper against the Londoners. Timo Werner , scorer in the first leg, can play again from the beginning after overcoming muscular problems.

English defender at RB Leipzig: Ethan Ampadu (right).

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RB coach Julian Nagelsmann , on the other hand, has to do without the long-term injuries Ibrahima Konaté and Kevin Kampl. Welsh defender Ethan Ampadu , who trained at Chelsea FC, is questionable about back problems.

RB Leipzig - Tottenham Hotspur: 43,000 spectators in the stadium - despite the corona virus

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

German 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.

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