RB Leipzig is fighting against Paris Saint-Germain against the impending end of the Champions League.
PSG missed superstar Lionel Messi injured.
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RB Leipzig versus Paris Saint-Germain -: - (- :-), Wed., 9 p.m., DAZN
RB Leipzig is eliminated from the Champions League if they lose against PSG.
The preparation of the Saxons is disrupted by a transfer rumor from an RB star.
We accompany the top game of the premier class in the live ticker.
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Leipzig - RB Leipzig * is under enormous pressure before the home game in the Champions League * against Paris Saint-Germain *.
A defeat would seal the premature end in the premier class.
With three wins on the last three match days of the group stage, the pointless Saxons could still dream of making it to the round of 16.
RB Leipzig against PSG in the live ticker: Superstar Messi is missing injured
The omens for a race to catch up are not bad at all.
Because PSG superstar Lionel Messi * is missing injured with thigh and knee problems.
The six-time world footballer, who moved from his youth club Barcelona to Paris in the summer, turned the game around in the first leg two weeks ago with a brace to a 3-2 win.
But this time Leipzig has to deal with other superstars.
Neymar *, who was missing in the first leg, is in the Paris squad this time.
Messi's compatriot Angel di Maria is also in the squad of coach Mauricio Pochettino after being suspended, who can also count on Kylian Mbappé, who shot PSG in the Prinzenpark against RB in the lead.
Most recently, he was sick in the 2-1 win against Lille OSC.
“We don't have to have a different mentality just because another player is on the field.
Not much changes in Paris, regardless of whether Messi, di Maria, Mbappé or Draxler are on the pitch, ”said RB striker Yussuf Poulsen.
RB Leipzig against PSG in the live ticker: Neymar replaces injured Messi
From the point of view of Leipzig coach Jesse Marsch, Messi will be “one of the best players in the world” against his team. At the same time, the American knows: “We didn't play against Neymar and Di Maria in the first leg either, so it'll be another one difficult task."
For this task, Marsch counts on "a top energy" in the sold out Leipzig stadium - and on an increase in performance compared to the 1: 1 at Eintracht Frankfurt.
Due to the late equalizer, the draw on Saturday felt "like a heavy defeat" for managing director Oliver Mintzlaff.
It was another setback for Leipzig and Marsch, which followed Julian Nagelsmann, who migrated to FC Bayern, in the summer.
RB Leipzig in the Champions League: Table Group A
1. Paris St. Germain | 7 points |
2. Manchester City | 6 points |
3. Club Bruges | 4 points |
4. RB Leipzig | 0 points |
RB Leipzig against PSG in the live ticker: Barca plan to transfer Dani Olmo
Zero points in the Champions League and eighth in the Bundesliga, ten points behind leaders FC Bayern.
As if the bad start of the season for RB Leipzig wasn't bad enough, there is still unrest about one of the best players.
According to the Spanish media, FC Barcelona * wants to sign its former youth player Dani Olmo in winter - as a replacement for Sergio Agüero, who is absent due to heart problems. *
But can Barca, which has a debt of 1.35 billion euros and therefore had to let stars like Messi or Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid) go by in the summer, afford an expensive international like Olmo (market value: 50 million euros)? The trade journal
AS
recalls that Barça's Vice-President, Eduard Romeu, who is responsible for finances, had recently assured that there was a “financial cushion”. The spending limit for salaries provided for in the seasonal budget has not yet been reached.
Olmo only returned to Leipzig team training last Thursday after a muscle injury.
"We have to get back into rhythm with him now," said Marsch at last.
He has planned the offensive man in his system as a permanent performer: “Dani has a good feeling for combinations, for correct passes, when switching and building up the game.
And he can bring calm to the pitch. ”Also on Wednesday evening against PSG? * Follow the game here in the live ticker.
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