RB Leipzig in front of a key game: Schlager questionable, space and Xavi fit!

on Sunday, January 12, 2025, RB Leipzig plays against Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga. However, a decisive player in the RB Leipzig is more than questionable: Xaver Schlager, the midfielder, injured his knee again and could therefore not be used. This is particularly unfortunate, since Schlager has only played four games this season after he had previously failed with a cruciate ligament rupture, such as Sportschau reported.

For the duel against Bremen, which is kicked off at 3:30 p.m., there is also positive news for RB Leipzig: Defender David room and offensive player Xavi are fit again and could be in the starting eleven. The opponents from Bremen are currently in the seventh place in the Bundesliga and only have two points behind Leipzig. The Bremen remained undefeated before the winter break and were able to win three of them. In addition, RB Leipzig reported Ridle Baku's obligation from VfL Wolfsburg, the contract runs until June 2027. However, Baku will not be in the starting eleven due to the lack of training units.

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Xaver Schlager, who also plays for the Austrian national team, suffered a cruciate ligament tear in a game against Hoffenheim without external influence. The injury occurred on the left knee, and Schlager had to go off the pitch in the 15th minute. The first diagnosis certified a cruciate ligament rupture that will result in a month -long failure. As a result, he will miss the last two Bundesliga games against Werder Bremen and Eintracht Frankfurt and the entire European Championship, reported Sport1 .

Sports director Rouven Schröder from RB Leipzig said that this injury was a shock for the team and for Schlager itself. This is particularly tragic because Schlager already suffered a cruciate ligament tear in the right knee in the 2021/22 season at his previous station in Wolfsburg and then had to pause for a long time.