“Dani is up and running and feeling good. He can’t play more than 60 or 70 minutes yet. He should be able to play 20 to 25 minutes,” declared Marco Rose, during the traditional press conference before the match. Injured in a knee with the Spanish selection on September 8 against Georgia, Dani Olmo returned with Leipzig in mid-October, but was injured again on November 4 against Mainz, this time injured in a shoulder.
The Spanish international (32 caps, 7 goals) had worn RB Leipzig at the start of the season, including a hat-trick to lead the Saxon team to victory in the German Super Cup in August against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena (3-0). He then found the net during the first two days of the Bundesliga, against Bayer Leverkusen, current leader, and Stuttgart, third.
Handicapped by his absence, RB Leipzig is nine points behind Leverkusen in the league and was eliminated in the second round of the German Cup in Wolfsburg (1-0).
