More injuries at RB Leipzig - Timo Werner probably in the squad

The list of injured players at RB Leipzig is growing. Lukas Klostermann and Max Finkgräfe have been added to the list ahead of this Saturday's Bundesliga match (18:30/Sky) against newly promoted 1. FC Köln. This also opens up the chance of a squad place for Timo Werner. "The probability is relatively high," said head coach Ole Werner about the former international.

Klostermann, like Amadou Haidara, has muscular problems, while Xaver Schlager (calf) and Antonio Nusa (broken arm) are also out after the Mainz game. New signing Finkgräfe injured his knee in training and will miss out on a place in the squad against his former club. Benjamin Henrichs continues to work on his comeback after tearing his Achilles tendon.

Long-term series against promoted side to continue

Nevertheless, coach Werner recorded a very good week of training "with the necessary aggression and sharpness - in other words, a successful mixture. Now we have to bring that onto the pitch on Saturday evening". After all, the long-term series against a promoted team with 36 games without defeat (31 wins, five draws) should continue.

The record against the Rhinelanders is also remarkable. There have only been two defeats in 14 games (seven wins, five draws). RB scored more goals on average against any current Bundesliga team than against Cologne (2.4 per game). Leipzig won their last game in Cologne 5-1 in the 2023/2024 season, before that they even won 6-0 at the Red Bull Arena.