RB Leipzig head coach Marco Rose will only decide shortly before the top match who will replace the suspended defender Willi Orban in Leverkusen. In addition to Lukas Klostermann, he also has Mohamed Simakan to choose from. "One of them will definitely replace him. We'll see then. Mo can also play at right-back, so we have a lot of options and possibilities to have both of them on the pitch," said Rose ahead of the Bundesliga showpiece at Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday (18:30/Sky).
He was unable to draw any major conclusions from the double winners' 1-0 win in the DFB Cup in Jena, apart from the fact that "Jena did a great job as a regional league team. In terms of our game, you can't draw too many conclusions because six or seven other players will be on the pitch at the weekend," analyzed Rose.
However, he expects Bayer to be just as strong as in the previous season: "The team has strengthened again, added experience and quality, now with Nordi (ed. Mukiele). A great team with a great coach and a clear idea. Difficult to defend and difficult to play against. Leverkusen will definitely be a force to be reckoned with again."
