Nagelsmann's Leipzig receives Klopp's Liverpool in Budapest. The coronavirus has caused the whole of Germany, due to the Merkel government vetoing the entry of travelers from Great Britain due to the new strain of COVID, have to change the Red Bull Arena for the Puskas Arena in the Hungarian capital to receive a Premier champion in low hours. Even so, the red bulls and main rivals of the almighty Bayern facing the Bundesliga, where they are second, do not trust (follow the game live on As.com).
It is not for less. It is still Liverpool. Although in Germany he has been branded a boxer knocked out during this previous round of 16 in the Champions League. The reds They add a total of three consecutive games without winning in the Premier, which makes the revalidation of the title a practically impossible mission. 13 points are already those that separate Klopp's with Pep's City (with one game less) at the top of the standings in England. In the doldrums of domestic competition, the Champions League in Merseyside takes on even more importance.
They are aware of this in Saxony, where they place their hopes on two Spaniards to continue advancing in the highest continental competition. Angeliño and Dani Olmo (between them they add 12 goals and 19 assists so far this season) are the names of the moment in Leipzig, very different from a Thiago who still hasn't landed at Liverpool after swapping Allianz Arena for Anfield last summer. Henderson will have to return to play center against the plague of casualties in the center of the back net against an RB in which Forsberg does not arrive on time either.