Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund travel east to face RB Leipzig on Saturday. It will be just the sixth clash between the clubs but already a strong antipathy has developed. DW takes a look at the how, when and why.Traditionally, footballing rivalries revolve around some combination of proximity, history and politics. But with their stadiums more …
RB Leipzig can take a huge step towards qualification from Europa League Group B when they visit their Austrian Red Bull counterparts in Salzburg on Thursday. RB bosses have dismissed ‘conspiracy theorists.’RasenBallsport Leipzig CEO Oliver Mintzlaff has vehemently dismissed suggestions that club owners Red Bull could impose a Formula 1-style team order when the Bundesliga …
After an exceptional debut Bundesliga campaign, RB Leipzig suffered from second season syndrome last time around. As a result, they’ve started 2018-19 much earlier than most. Will that be a help or a hinderance?While those they wish to challenge were on money-spinning pre-season tours and rebuilding fitness, RB Leipzig, and a tiny number of their …
While most Bundesliga clubs have another month to finalize plans, RB Leipzig must start again on Thursday. After making their European debut last term, the Red Bulls now face BK Häcken in a Europa League qualifier.The end of July is usually a time when sides are working on the training ground to improve fitness, tweak …
The RB Leipzig striker had the chance to push for a permanent starting berth. But he will miss the friendly on Tuesday with stomach problems.Timo Werner has a stomach bug and will not travel to Denmark for Germany’s friendly on Tuesday, the German FA (DFB) said in a statement. However, he is expected to recover …
Uli Hoeness has told RB Leipzig they need to ‘stop buying kids’ if they want to seriously threaten the champions. The Bayern Munich president’s words are bound to add spice to the meeting of the two sides on Saturday.At one stage, this weekend’s match looked like it might be a title decider. But Leipzig’s 3-0 …
Leipzig’s dismantling of the team that beat them to the second division title last year is further proof of a divide both philosophical and economic, but both approaches are working, writes DW’s Matt Pearson.A little over a year ago, Freiburg beat RB Leipzig 2-1 at home before going on to claim the second-division title ahead …
After the shocking attacks on RB Leipzig fans in Dortmund on Saturday, German FA chief Reinhard Grindel has called for an urgent change to Germany’s football culture. Grindel wants to see an “uprising of the decent.”A number of Leipzig fans and four police officers were injured when Dortmund supporters pelted visiting fans with stones and …
