RB Leipzig target response at Como in Champions League opener after Werder setback | OneFootball

RB Leipzig visit Como on Thursday for their 2026/27 Champions League opener, seeking a response to the 3-1 defeat at Werder Bremen. According to BuLi News, Martin Demichelis has overseen a promising start despite that setback.

Die Roten Bullen thrashed Eintracht Trier 6-0 in the DFB-Pokal, then beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-0 in the Bundesliga, before suffering their first loss of the season at the weekend.

Managing director for sport Marcel Schäfer called the Werder reverse a wake-up call at perhaps the right moment. He said they cannot dwell with another important game imminent, yet nor can they brush it aside, and that lessons must be learned with a response produced.

Como are preparing for their first experience of European football after finishing fourth in Serie A last term. Cesc Fabregas’ side sit third with seven points after a comfortable 4-1 win away to Genoa.

Leipzig are without Christoph Baumgartner and new signing Rocco Reitz for the trip.

Romulo and Assan Ouedraogo have yet to feature this season because of injuries, and Leipzig hope both can return to the squad against Como.

Castello Lukeba and Brajan Gruda are doubts after missing the Werder game, and are racing to be fit for Thursday.

Como’s only confirmed absentee is Jayden Addai, sidelined by an Achilles tendon rupture since February.

Source: BuLi News

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