RB Leipzig meets Manchester City in the Champions League next Wednesday. The win against Wolfsburg should be encouraging.
Wolfsburg – RB Leipzig stood out on Saturday afternoon with a really good performance at the VfL Wolfsburg rewarded with three points. The 3-0 win will give courage for that Champions League first leg next Wednesday at home against Manchester City (9 p.m. / DAZN).
For a really strong performance at VfL Wolfsburg, Leipzig deserved three points on Saturday. © Picture Point / Roger Petzsche
But of course one thing is clear: there is a really tough chunk waiting for Marco Rose’s team (46). The English champions come to the Saxons with a lot of anger in their stomachs, only played 1-1 against promoted Nottingham Forest on Saturday and had to give up their lead in the table.
But the Red Bulls should only look after themselves anyway. The sovereign performance against the wolves over long distances, the comeback of top scorer Christopher Nkunku (25): There’s something for the lawn ballers!
“It is very, very good for us that Christo is back! It really gives us a lot and is important for us to be able to be more unpredictable at the top level on Wednesday, for example,” said the coach after the Game at VfL.
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But not only the return of the French should give hope for a surprise. After the team last criticized himselfnot to run the last few meters, the players threw themselves in Bundesliga game in Lower Saxony in every ball. Rose also saw it this way: “It’s important to me that it comes across today that it was a really strong team effort.”
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Emil Forsberg (31) was a real asset at RB Leipzig until he was substituted. Will he also start against Manchester City? © Picture Point / Roger Petzsche
Nevertheless, it is clear that you need at least one similar cream day against the “Sky Blues”. After all, the Saxons have already proven in 2021 that City is beatable. Andre Silva (27) and Dominik Szoboszlai (22) scored in the 2-1 draw in the Red Bull Arena.
For the coming game, the Swede Emil Forsberg (31) is also in the starting eleven, whose 1-0 was the can opener against Wolfsburg.
The 31-year-old after the game: “It was a nice 3-0 win for us, that was important and gives us confidence. Great games are coming up now. We want to go into every game and win.”
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The fact is: after two games without a win, the Red Bulls turned things around in the nick of time.
Whether that will ultimately be enough against the big favorites from the Premier League will be seen on Wednesday.