RB Leipzig heads to Bayern Munich unafraid ahead of Saturday showdown
After a 6-0 win over Frankfurt and a 1-0 victory against PSV, Leipzig travel confidently to Bayern for Saturday's top game (6:30 p.m. CEST). Bayern drew their last two matches.
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RB Leipzig head into the top game of the sixth Bundesliga matchday at Bayern Munich's Allianz Arena on Saturday (6:30 p.m. CEST) full of confidence. Leipzig recently beat Eintracht Frankfurt 6-0 and PSV Eindhoven 1-0 in the Champions League thanks to a goal from Brajan Gruda. Bayern, meanwhile, drew 2-2 at Augsburg and 3-3 in Stavanger in the Champions League.
"We are RB Leipzig, we are not afraid, we are a great team ourselves," goalkeeper Maarten Vandevoordt said. "They had two bad results, we had two good ones. But that's football, the trend can change at any moment." Germany international David Raum told Sky: "We don't see ourselves completely as underdogs." He said the team would travel to Munich "with courage."
Coach Martin Demichelis, who is returning to a former workplace, set the tone: "We're not going to Munich to lose." His team must defend compactly but will also attack the goal, he said. The match will be broadcast on Sky.