Como vs. RB Leipzig preview: Team news & predicted lineups | OneFootball

RB Leipzig will look to bounce back from a disappointing 3-1 defeat to Werder Bremen when they travel to Como for their 2026/27 Champions League opener on Thursday.

Die Roten Bullen had made an impressive start under new coach Martin Demichelis, beating Eintracht Trier 6-0 in the DFB-Pokal and Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-0 in their Bundesliga opener, before suffering their first defeat of the season against Werder at the weekend.

RB Leipzig managing director for sport Marcel Schäfer described the loss as a “real wake-up call” ahead of Thursday's Champions League opener.

“It was a real wake-up call – perhaps at the right time as well. We’ve already got another important game on Thursday, so we can’t afford to dwell on this for long. At the same time, given the standards we set ourselves, we can’t simply brush this performance aside. We have to learn the right lessons from it and produce a response," he said.

Como, meanwhile, are preparing for their first-ever taste of European football after securing Champions League qualification with a fourth-place finish in Serie A last season.

Cesc Fabregas' side have made a solid start to the new campaign, sitting third in Serie A with seven points after most recently securing a comfortable 4-1 away win over Genoa.