FC Koln
15/03/202419:30
Timo Schultz
FC KolnMarco Rose
RB Leipzig
Meeting Highlights...INJURY REPORT
Dejan Ljubicic and Linton Maina were not on the pitch today due to illness. We have to wait and see whether an operation on Friday is possible.
...RB LEIPZIG
Leipzig is a team with a lot of quality. They play consistently and quickly forward. It will be a difficult challenge.
...ABOUT MATCH
Against RB’s good, broad-based offense, we have to be stable and defend in a disciplined manner. Nevertheless, like in the derby in Gladbach, we want to play with the ball. We want to play football.
Timo Schultz
Manager on FC Koln...INJURY REPORT
Dejan Ljubicic and Linton Maina were not on the pitch today due to illness. We have to wait and see whether an operation on Friday is possible.
...RB LEIPZIG
Leipzig is a team with a lot of quality. They play consistently and quickly forward. It will be a difficult challenge.
...ABOUT MATCH
Against RB’s good, broad-based offense, we have to be stable and defend in a disciplined manner. Nevertheless, like in the derby in Gladbach, we want to play with the ball. We want to play football.
Marco Rose
Manager on RB Leipzig...FC KÖLN
It will be a difficult Bundesliga game because there are no easy ones. A great stadium and great fans await us in Cologne – the atmosphere will be great. We face a team that defends well and in a structured manner. They make the pitch narrow and don't allow much space.
...CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RACE
For us, it’s always the next game that counts – and that’s on Friday in Cologne. Anything else would cause us to lose focus. We are currently one point behind BVB and nothing has changed in the situation. We still have nine games left and nobody has qualified for the Champions League on matchday 26.
...ELJIF ELMAS
We know what quality we have gained through him. He's fighting for playing time. Eljif did a great job against Darmstadt. But the competition in our attack is fierce. I'm happy about that, but it does require some patience for one or two players. Eljif is doing well again after being substituted against Darmstadt, that's the main thing for now. Who will start against Köln remains to be determined.