RB Leipzig vs Liverpool: Germans look to pounce as Nagelsmann’s Champions League learning curve continues
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RB Leipzig vs Liverpool: Germans look to pounce as Nagelsmann’s Champions League learning curve continues

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It’s totally new for me and totally different from how to manage Bundesliga games.” At the juncture of priming Leipzig to tackle Spurs, Nagelsmann’s only taster of Europe football was during the 2017-18 season at Hoffenheim, with Tuesday’s opponents Liverpool knocking them out of the qualifier for the Champions League 6-3 on aggregate. Even though plenty has altered since - Nagelsmann left Hoffenheim for Leipzig, turning down Real Madrid and interest from the Premier League in the process, reaching a Champions League semi-final while Klopp became a champion of Europe and England before now overseeing an injury crisis and drastic dip - this fixture remains a measurement tool for the up-and-comer. “If you want to be a good manager, you have to watch Liverpool games.” open image in gallery Jurgen Klopp and Julian Nagelsmann Last season, Nagelsmann would gather his Leipzig charges and show them clips of the Merseysiders during analysis meetings. And we’ll just try to make sure that our football, that can still be excellent, wins.” For Nagelsmann, who Klopp referred to as a "an extraordinary talent” that has “already proven virtually everything that you can prove as a manager,” it is a chance to slice away more of that faith and step out of Klopp’s shadow.

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