Bad news for RB Leipzig: As the club announced on Friday evening, both Mohamed Simakan and Marcel Halstenberg are out for the difficult away game in Gladbach. Both defenders are struggling with back problems.
Bad news for RB Leipzig: As the club announced on Friday evening, both Mohamed Simakan and Marcel Halstenberg are out for the difficult away game in Gladbach. Both defenders are struggling with back problems.
When he returns to Borussia Park, the new Leipzig coach Marco Rose will have to rebuild his previous starting XI. The 46-year-old had not only ordered Simakan in the last Bundesliga game against BVB, but also in the Champions League in Madrid on the right side of defense. Presumably Rose will now give Benjamin Henrichs the starting eleven mandate.
Unlike Simakan, Halstenberg was on the bench for 90 minutes against Dortmund and Real. The 30-year-old can be used on the left full-back position, but also as a central defender. However, the nine-time national player mainly took the central position when RB acted with a three-man chain. In contrast to its predecessor Tedesco, Rose has so far relied on a back four.
The Red Bulls – next to Henrichs on the right – could start the complicated task against Borussia with Willi Orban and Josko Gvardiol in central defense and David Raum on the left. Due to the exhausting game in the premier class, however, it cannot be ruled out that Marco Rose will rotate to a greater extent.
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This article was originally published on 90min.com/de as.
Source: Stern
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