Meet RB Leipzig

Leipzig is a young football club, founded in 2009 and headquartered in the city of the same name in Germany. Supported by the company Red Bull, it starts its journey towards the highest level of competition in its home country from the fifth league. They quickly won placement in the fourth rank of the competition, in the same season as the championship winners. Then followed two unsuccessful years for Leipzig, but then in the competitive 2012/13 they won a place in the playoffs for the third division. Then, in a double match with Sportfreund, they managed to move to a higher rank, while they only needed one season to be placed in the popular Zvejta.

On May 8, 2016, Leipzig qualified for the Bundesliga after a 2-0 win over Karlsruhe. Due to large financial investments, the rapid development of Leipzig led to placement in the group stage of the Champions League, after only one season in the most elite rank of the German championship. The club experienced an even more impressive success by taking the third position in the group and thereby playing in the knockout phase of the Europa League. That this is a club with a winning mentality is evidenced by the fact that they already played the semi-finals of the Champions League against Paris Saint-Germain in the 2019/20 season.

In addition to feats in Europe, Leipzig managed to bring three important trophies to the museum's showcases, among which are two national cups and one German Supercup. In the previous competition year, "Bulls" played the best football led by currently big playing stars, and they took the third position in the Bundesliga table with 66 points. Despite this, they won two trophies in competition with Bayern Munich, which they defeated in the Supercup final with 3:0. The club eventually sold the best players to the biggest European clubs, including Dominik Soboslay (Liverpool, 70 million), Josko Guardiol (Manchester City, 90 million), Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea, 60 million).

From the bench, Leipzig is led by Marco Rose, who was the head of the coaching staff of RB Salzburg in the famous playoff for the Champions League against Red Star in the 2018/19 season. The further coaching journey of the forty-six-year-old expert led to Borussia Mönchengladbach, then to Borussia Dortmund. It was from there that he came to the Leipzig bench in September 2022 and won two trophies.

At the moment, Leipzig's biggest "weapon" is Dani Olmo, former football player of Dinamo Zagreb, who grew up in Barcelona's "La Masia". There is also Xavi Simmons, as a loaned football player from Paris Saint-Germain in the ranks of the club from Germany. The Dutchman plays as an offensive midfielder and is currently the team's top scorer. Lois Openda, who arrived from Lens this summer in a transfer worth 38 million, stands out as classic forwards, and as another reinforcement in the position of center forward at "Red Bull Arena" came Benjamin Šeško from his sister club Salzburg. Leipzig allocated 24 million for the Slovenian fubaler, and an identical sum for the offensive midfielder from Hoffenheim - Christopher Baumgartner. They replaced Guardiola's departure by bringing in Castel Luceba from Lyon, a young stopper who was born in 2002 and was paid 30 million. We should also mention the duo in the middle of the field, consisting of the Austrian - Xaver Schlager and thirty-two-year-old Kevin Kampl.

Also, the first set of Leipzig jerseys is red and white, which is the tradition when it comes to the colors of Red Bull football teams. As the host, the matches are played at the "Red Bull Arena" with a capacity of 47,000 seats, while the B sector of the stadium is intended for the club's supporters.

Interesting duels and tactical outwits follow with a team that cultivates attacking football with high pressing, and also plays for the goal more. The first match is scheduled for October 25 in Germany, while Barak Bahar's players will meet Leipzig on November 7 at Maracana.