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A wake-up call for RB Leipzig as Demichelis demands a response

From Die Zeit · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • RB Leipzig coach Martin Demichelis demanded an immediate response after a surprise 3-1 Bundesliga defeat at Werder Bremen.
  • Leipzig will begin its Champions League league phase away to Italian club Como on Thursday.
  • Sporting director Marcel Schäfer called the defeat a “wake-up call,” while Demichelis said he could not guarantee that Castello Lukeba and Brajan Gruda would play.

Martin Demichelis wants RB Leipzig to respond quickly after the team suffered a surprise 3-1 defeat at Werder Bremen.

If you lose, the best thing is to play again immediately. We have to show the right reaction.

· Martin DemichelisThe RB Leipzig coach called for an immediate response after the defeat at Werder Bremen.

“If you lose, the best thing is to play again immediately. We have to show the right reaction,” the Argentine coach said before Leipzig’s Champions League opener against Como in Italy on Thursday.

Sporting director Marcel Schäfer described the loss as “a real wake-up call” and said he hoped it had come at the right time. It was Leipzig’s first defeat of the season.

It was a real wake-up call. I hope it came at the right time.

· Marcel SchäferLeipzig’s sporting director assessed the club’s first defeat of the season.

Demichelis did not say whether Castello Lukeba and Brajan Gruda, who missed the match in Bremen, would be available in Como. “We’ll see,” he said. “I can’t guarantee that they will be there on Thursday.”

I can’t guarantee that they will be there on Thursday.

· Martin DemichelisHe discussed the uncertain availability of Castello Lukeba and Brajan Gruda for the match against Como.
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