Timo Werner drops out with back problems against Bayern

Timo Werner will also be missing RB Leipzig in the top match against Bayern Munich. The national striker is out on Saturday (18.30 clock/Sky) with persistent back problems. "It's a kind of lumbago," coach Marco Rose said on Friday. "It's not dramatic. From the back, however, a lot goes out. If it pinches at the back, you are limited."

Werner had already missed the cup game at Wehen Wiesbaden (3:2) on Wednesday. For the 27-year-old, the injury comes at an inopportune time. Since mid-August, Werner was no longer in the starting eleven and had ended his long goalless streak only last Saturday in Mönchengladbach. Now the attacker is also a spectator with a view to the upcoming international matches. Leipzig has not lost the past three duels with the record champion, even winning twice. Rose does not want to devalue the 3:0 from the Supercup in August by any means. However, he now sees a much-improved Munich team. "Certain structures in Bayern's game have not changed. But there is a different drive in it, more cleanliness, more rhythm," said the 47-year-old. "That's where Bayern have made big steps forward."