The German Bundesliga club Leipzig has found the successor to Jesse Marsch: The former Schalke coach Domenico Tedesco is said to be standing in front of the signature. The 36-year-old was on the list of candidates from the start after separating from Salzburg master trainer Marsch. Roger Schmidt, who had also led Salzburg to the double, took himself out of the race because he wanted to fulfill his contract with Eindhoven.
“It can go very quickly,” said club boss Oliver Mintzlaff immediately after the 2-1 win against Manchester City in the Champions League. “We are in good talks and have the feeling that the coach we are going to sign is a perfect fit for the team.” Tedesco could make his debut in the Bundesliga against Mönchengladbach on Saturday. Last summer, the German-Italian terminated his contract with Spartak Moscow “for family reasons”.
Since the separation from Marsch, Leipzig has been set up by Achim Beierlorzer. With the interim coach, the minimum goal was achieved in the Champions League. The win against Manchester City fixed third place on its own; because Bruges lost to Paris Saint-Germain at the same time, Leipzig would have switched to the second round of the Europa League anyway. Konrad Laimer was voted “Man of the Game”. “We have shown once again that we can compete against the best from Europe and that we can also win,” said the ÖFB team player who prepared the first goal.
“Better from week to week”
ÖFB team-mate David Alaba shone as head of defense at Real Madrid’s 2-0 win against Inter Milan. “We knew that Inter had quality in their ranks, that they like to have the ball and let it run, but we were very organized and focused, especially on the defensive,” said the 29-year-old at Sky. “You only get to know each other in the first few weeks. It’s a bit different for me than I was used to. It took a bit of time, but you can see that it’s getting better from week to week, accordingly the results that we imagine are also now there. “
The vacant place in the last sixteen behind Liverpool was won in Group B Atletico Madrid with a 3-1 win in a direct duel with FC Porto. In the hectic second half, Atletico’s Yannick Carrasco saw red first (67th), then Wendell and Marchesin were excluded from FC Porto (70th, 75th). Liverpool also won their sixth group game with a 2-1 draw at AC Milan – as the first English club. “To be honest, I don’t often feel proud in football because I usually expect good things. But I’m very proud tonight,” said coach Jürgen Klopp after the final whistle.
Source: Nachrichten
