Leipzig visit Dortmund without Werner, but hold key advantage | OneFootball

After four consecutive victories without conceding a goal, Borussia Dortmund is on the verge of a new Bundesliga club record if they manage to secure a win against RB Leipzig today without Gregor Kobel having to retrieve the ball from his net. At least one attacker from the Red Bulls will pose no threat to BVB's goal, as Timo Werner has not made the trip to Dortmund.

"Timo has muscular problems in his groin. He already had issues on Tuesday and was still on the field. However, he later reported that it doesn't make sense to continue training," revealed Leipzig's coach Ole Werner before departure, indicating that his namesake will be absent in the clash between second and third place.

RB unchanged again?

The RB coach doesn't need to significantly alter his plans because of this. Werner, who was put up for sale in the summer, only made his season debut shortly before the end of Leipzig's 1-0 victory at VfL Wolfsburg last weekend, having previously only made it into the matchday squad once due to a lack of prospects.

It is expected that Ole Werner will nominate the same starting eleven for the third consecutive time, thus relying on Romulo in the center forward position and on Yan Diomande, as well as Johan Bakayoko, who was previously linked with BVB multiple times before his move to Leipzig.

Regardless of his personnel choices, RB coach Werner sees a slight advantage for his team in the absence of international commitments this season ahead of the game in Dortmund: "It is certainly the case that we have prepared for the game for an entire week, and Dortmund had a few days less – we should try to capitalize on that in some way."

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