RB Leipzig has also lost the second test against Premier League promoted Aston Villa. Coach Julian Nagelsmann’s team lost 1-0 to the English in private, and TSG Hoffenheim, who lost 4-0 to FC Sevilla, were also defeated.
Jonathan Kodjia (88.) scored on the RB training ground to victory for the guests. Already on Saturday the Leipziger had conceded a 1:3 (1:1) defeat against Villa at the official season opening in the Red Bull Arena.
The second test against the team from Birmingham took place at the request of Nagelsmann, who wanted to allow all players of the squad to play over longer distances. Compared to the first duel, only goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi remained in the starting eleven.
On Sunday the youngsters Eric Martel (17) and Tom Krauß (18) as well as loaner Ethan Ampadu (18) got the chance from the beginning. In addition, playmaker Emil Forsberg and newcomer Ademola Lookman were used, who were spared the previous day.
Already after the first test the new RB coach had practiced light criticism: We did not move worlds, but that was not to be expected also. If everything were perfect right now, it’d be boring. And we were still relatively far from perfection.” Although his team had “played a decent game over long distances”, the shortcomings could hardly be overlooked.
The TSG Hoffenheim apparently has a lot of work to do in the last week before the start of the compulsory game. The team of the new coach Alfred Schreuder lost to FC Sevilla 0:4 (0:2) on Sunday under exclusion of the public. On Saturday the Kraichgauer had lost 1:2 (1:1) against the Spaniards despite the lead.
Hoffenheim will play for the third league team Würzburger Kickers on August 10th to kick off the DFB Cup. Eight days later, Eintracht Frankfurt will play the first points game of the new season.
