1. FC Kaiserslautern wants to score points against Eintracht Braunschweig in order to stay in the promotion ranks. But many failures make the task more difficult.
For Torsten Lieberknecht, the game of his 1. FC Kaiserslautern against second-to-last Braunschweig on Saturday (1 p.m./live in the SWR1 Stadium) is a very special game. The 52-year-old coach of the Palatinate second division team was on the sidelines from 2008 to 2018 and was previously also active as a player for Eintracht.
Torsten Lieberknecht: “Happy homecoming”
“It’s a nice homecoming for me. I’ve been able to experience it twice. My time there shaped me, so it’s something special to go back there,” said Lieberknecht.
Because the teams placed ahead of the Red Devils play directly against each other on matchday 14, the FCK can further shorten its contact with the direct promotion places with a win in Braunschweig. “Of course we’re also looking at the other games at the weekend, but first and foremost we have a job to do ourselves. If we win our game, then the others have to look at us the same way,” emphasized Lieberknecht.
In Braunschweig the coach has to do without the injured Paul Joly, Jisoo Kim, Simon Asta, Kenny Prince Redondo and Mahir Emreli. Maxwell Gyamfi is missing due to a yellow card suspension.
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