Star in his hair, new shirt: Rômulo can't wait for 1st UCL at Leipzig | OneFootball

RB Leipzig unveiled on Wednesday the special kit that will be worn to mark the team’s return to the UEFA Champions League.

One of the highlights of the launch was Brazilian forward Rômulo, who not only appeared in the third-kit campaign, but also had a star shaved into his hair to mark the occasion.

At 24, Rômulo is heading into his second season at RB Leipzig and is not hiding his excitement about playing in the first UCL of his career.

"It’s my first time, so I’ll be watching the draw. There are no easy opponents. Real Madrid, Barcelona... They’re huge stages. Playing on those iconic stages against Barça, Real, Arsenal is a dream," Rômulo said at a press conference on Wednesday.

A key player for Leipzig, he scored nine goals in last season’s Bundesliga. His first personal target for 2026/2027 is to improve on that tally with at least 10 goals.

Now more settled at the club and in life in Germany, he has been making the most of the visibility RB Leipzig provides and hopes to take even greater advantage of it to, perhaps, earn a call-up to the national team.

"I’m not really into social media, but I always do what the club asks. It’s an ambitious club with a lot of young players. I even joke that these [media] commitments are sometimes annoying, but it’s part of it, and I know that if I score goals they’ll make even more use of me."

"Everyone’s eyes are on these bigger competitions. I’m sure the staff and Carlo (Ancelotti) will be watching these games. It doesn’t depend on just one match; if I have a good season and a spot opens up, I’ll wait and hope they call me up."

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