15:20
The Leipzig team won the first leg 3-0. Referee of today’s game is Dr. Felix Brych. He will be assisted by Mark Borsch and Stefan Lupp. VAR is Benjamin Cortus.
15:10
After progressing in the Europa League, Tedesco rotates properly with the guests and brings seven fresh players from the start. Mukiele, Adams, Haïdara, José Angeliño, Szoboszlai, Forsberg and Poulsen replace Gvardiol (suspended), Laimer, Henrichs, Dani Olmo, André Silva, Nkunku (all bench) and Kampl (not in the squad).
15:01
Compared to the 1-1 draw in Stuttgart, Reis made four changes in the Bochum starting XI. Löwen, Rexhbeçaj, Asano and Polter move into the starting line-up in place of Osterhage, Antwi-Adjei, Holtmann and Locadia.
14:51
In addition, Leipzig have stabilized again under Domenico Tedesco. With an away win in Bochum, the Saxons would jump back into fourth place in the Champions League. RB also celebrated progress in the Europa League during the week when they beat Real Sociedad. Above all, the breadth of personnel in the squad is now paying off. “We’ve shown in three or four situations that the bank can steer a game in the right direction. We can simply step it up,” said Tedesco. The RB coach also showed great respect for the performance of the promoted team: “It’s remarkable how stable and consistent they are in the second half of the season. They also showed what they’re capable of against Bayern. We are so be warned.”
14:40
After four unbeaten games in a row, VfL Bochum has moved into the middle of the table. After winning a point late in the 1-1 draw in Stuttgart, the promoted team is seven points ahead of the relegation rank. In addition, VfL is extremely strong at home this season, scoring 21 of their 29 points in front of a home crowd and only losing two games in the process. “Leipzig is really good at football, especially when it comes to passing. You have to be wide awake and aggressive. But we want to show again that we’ve taken the next steps in development,” said Bochum coach Thomas Reis in advance of today’s opponent.
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