RB Leipzig vs. Atletico Madrid, Estadio Jose Alvalade The Timo factor In one of the most intriguing last eight contests, RB Leipzig take on Atletico Madrid in Lisbon on Thursday. Julian Nagelsmann’s side will be without Timo Werner though, with the Germany striker having already departed the club for Chelsea and having declined Chelsea’s offer to finish the campaign with Leipzig. Werner’s replacement in attack looks set to be Yussuf Poulsen, who has shaken off an ankle injury and is ready to partner Patrik Schick up top. “We know that we can’t completely replace Timo,” Poulsen said. “But I also know that the coach has a lot of ideas on how we can approach this and be at least as effective in Lisbon as we were in our previous Champions League games. As long as I’m in the starting eleven, I always agree with the coach,” he joked. Nagelsmann relishing ‘dynamite’ duel with Simeone Having convincingly beaten Tottenham Hotspur over two legs in the last 16, RB Leipzig have already gone further in the Champions League than ever before. However, in Diego Simeone, Julian Nagelsmann knows he is going toe-to-toe with one of the best coaches in the business — and… Read full this story
- Who Liverpool could face in Champions League last-16 with Real Madrid, Dortmund and Atletico Madrid in frame
- Champions League permutations: Liverpool, Chelsea with work to do
- Who Tottenham could face in Champions League round of 16 as Barcelona, PSG and Juventus lie in wait
- Champions League preview: Liverpool face tricky test at Salzburg
- Who Chelsea could face in Champions League round of 16 as Barcelona, Juventus, PSG and Bayern Munich await
- Barcelona handed tough Champions League draw as Liverpool face Napoli again
- Cristiano Ronaldo targets sixth Champions League title
- Football: UEFA Champions League results
- Bayern's Lewandowski targets Ronaldo's record - Champions League in Opta numbers
- Atletico Madrid ready to flog old Arsenal target Thomas Lemar after staff and board give up on him
Champions League: RB Leipzig vs Atletico Madrid — live buildup have 320 words, post on www.dw.com at December 8, 2020. This is cached page on CuBird. If you want remove this page, please contact us.