After a bright start of the season, Leipzig had an extremely unpleasant week. First, the red bulls were simply crushed by Manchester United in the Champions League (5:0), whereas in the next match Julian Nagelsmann’s charges were defeated by Borussia M?nchengladbach (0:1). This fiasco did not prevent Leipzig from staying at least on the third line, but the unpleasant trend continued. In the first round of the Champions League, Leipzig beat Basaksehir at home (2:0). In the last tournament, Leipzig also had three points in two rounds, but then the Red Bulls did not lose any of the next four matches. True, the Germans’ rivals were much easier. Leipzig played in the same group with Benfica, Lyon and Zenit. At home, Leipzig lost to Lyon (0:2), defeated Zenit (2:1) and drew with Benfica (2:2). In the 1/8 finals, the Germans beat Tottenham beautifully (1:0, 3:0), beat Atl?tico in the quarterfinals (2:1) and lost only to PSG in the semifinals (0:3). Three footballers have been injured by the Red Bulls: Fabrice Hartmann, Lucas Klostermann and Marcel Halstenberg. The participation of Konrad Laimer and Nordi Mukiele is in question.
Manchester United are extravagant in the Champions League but fail in the Premier League. The Red Devils defeated PSG away (2:1) in the first round of the Champions League and defeated Leipzig at home (5:0) in the second. However, in the championship Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s wards are 15th! Manchester United lost at Old Trafford this weekend to Arsenal (0:1). It should be noted that the fiasco from the Gunners for the Red Devils was only the second defeat in the last nine official matches. And on the road Manchester United won all its meetings during this period. In the Champions League Manchester United missed one year. In the 2018-19 season the Red Devils reached the quarter-finals, in which they lost to Barcelona. In the group stage Manchester United managed to win the fight against Valencia, Juventus and Young Boys. True, it was still in the time of Mourinho. For this match are not available Eric Bailly and Alex Telles. The participation of Jesse Lingard is in question.
