Before the big task in Leipzig, the Scottish champions are not only encouraged by their progress against Dortmund. He also relies on the power of his own fans. Up to 7000 should come to Leipzig, about half have a ticket for the game. The rest are more active at the counter. “I think that’s good. You pay for hotels, restaurants and beer. That’s good for Leipzig’s economy,” said Tedesco.
Rangers rely on fan support
The Rangers already showed the unbelievable support of their club in January 2017. At that time, 8,000 fans traveled to a friendly game in the trade fair city. “It’s always a factor when there are a lot of away fans. It feels like a home game away“, said coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst. The Dutchman sees his team well prepared for Leipzig and hopes for the first European final since 2008: “The self-confidence is there.” At that time, the Rangers lost the final against St. Petersburg.
To ensure that the Scots don’t even reach the final this year, Tedesco got tips from his assistant coach Andreas Hinkel. He played for archrival Celtic from 2008 to 2011. “He still follows Scottish football very closely and knows exactly what’s going on,” said Tedesco. He gave him a few things to take with him.
The expected lineups
RB Leipzig: Gulacsi – Klostermann, Halstenberg, Gvardiol – Henrichs, Adams, Laimer, Angeliño – Olmo – Nkunku, Silva
Glasgow Rangers: McGregor – Tavernier, Goldson, Balogun, Bassey – Jack, Lundstram – Aribo, Ramsey, Kent – Sakala
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)
Source: dpa