RB Leipzig will have to manage without playmaker Dani Olmo, who is injured in the shoulder, for the rest of the year. "Now we have to keep it high without him until just before Christmas," coach Marco Rose said Monday. Olmo had suffered a shoulder corner dislocation on Saturday in the 6-0 win over 1. FC Köln. Whether the 25-year-old will have to undergo surgery is still open. "The decision has not yet been made. We have now taken pictures and want to get a second opinion," said Rose.
Olmo should actually have been in the starting eleven in the DFB Cup on Tuesday (18.00 clock/Sky) at VfL Wolfsburg. "We were glad that we had such a game-determining figure back on the pitch," said Rose, who had previously had to do without the Spaniard for about a month because of a knee contusion. "Dani sets the rhythm, Dani gives us calm, Dani can control the game, Dani can score goals, set up goals. With the many games and the goals we have, he is simply an irreplaceable key player for us."
In Wolfsburg, Rose will probably rotate only conditionally. "We have a few guys on the bench who have performed well in recent weeks, who of course want to get back on the pitch. But we did very well in the constellation," Rose said. Emil Forsberg and Christoph Baumgartner are likely to be used in the starting eleven, while Xavi Simons could get the almost overdue break. In attack, Yussuf Poulsen is likely to striker alongside Timo Werner. Defender Mohamed Simakan complained of swelling in his knee after the Cologne game and will probably be replaced by Lukas Klostermann.
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