In every respect, Leipzig is at an advantage.
At the moment Tottenham are acting beheaded and cannot replace Kane, Sona, Siskook in the first place.
Leipzig slowly falters in the battle for the top of the German Bundesliga. Dortmund's Borussia, and in particular Bayern, seem nevertheless stronger than this squad in the long-running Bundesliga marathon.
At the end of January and the beginning of February, Leipzig registered 0-2-1 in the Championship, and remained unbeaten in its last two league appearances (1-1 against Bayer at home and 0-0 at Wolfsburg), which left Leipzig in the current third position on the scale.
The fall from the top did not cause any concussion at the club, and coach Nagelsmann himself emphasized that his team is still not ready for a real fight with Bayern and Borussia. After all, in addition to the Bundesliga, Leipzig also had commitments in the Champions League that he performed with success. The new team on the biggest stage has reached the eighth Champions League final for the first time in its short history, and could go at least a step further.
Namely, in the first match of the eighth finals Leipzig celebrated in London against Tottenham (1-0), and this could have been a more convincing celebration. Leipzig dominated, was stronger and more serious and now wants to finish the job in front of his fans. What is really important is that the fans will be in the stands. Players will not be greeted by empty stands like in Valencia or Paris (ban on coronavirus).
It is also important for Leipzig that Timo Werner, the team's top executor (27 goals and 11 assists during the current season) should play from the first minute.
- Each of my players must go to their own limits in this match. This is a match that seeks such a thing, otherwise we will not see the desired goal. Tottenham is a more experienced team than us in every respect and this is very important and we have to cancel that - emphasized the coach of the German team Julian Nagelsmann.
With the defeat of Leipzig at home, Tottenham went downhill. He has not won since then, losing to Chelsea (1-2), Wolverhampton (2-3) and Norwich in the FA Cup (1-1, fall after penalty shootouts). The defeat was avoided only in the last appearance, but also 1-1 at Burnley the result was taken as a stumbling block.
The three strong ties in this Tottenham squad are still out of the squad (Kane, Son and Sissoko) and it's getting harder for the rest of the squad to play without them. And it's all reflected in the results.
He will not play Bergwijn on Tuesday, neither will Foyth, the first goalkeeper Lloris should stand in the gate and this all points to Tottenham's new very difficult 90 minutes. For example, Kane, Son and winter boost Bergwijn have combined to score 22 Premier League goals this season, or, translated, almost half of all Tottenham goals (47).
The Spurs even with the strongest squad have a hard time coping with the away team this season. In the Premier League, for example, they are only 3-6-6 on the sidelines. In the Champions League, however, they received a convincing Red Star in Belgrade, but they draw with Olympiakos (2-2) and fell on German soil to Bayern (1-3). All three of these games ended with a 2.5-goal overtime. - In many respects we are currently going through a crisis and this is evident. We have no executors in the opponent's penalty box, we have no players to smell the blood and stuff. Even when we dominate, we score very hard. Our defense, however, feels and falls under pressure. These are all injury related issues, but I still trust the guys I have. I believe we can reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League - said Tottenham coach Jose Mourinho.
RB Leipzig (GER) - Tottenham Hotspur FC (ENG)
Referee: Carlos Del Cerro Grande (ESP) 3,7 % cards
