Following Xavi Simons' yellow card suspension, Christoph Baumgartner is set to take over the playmaker role at RB Leipzig against Holstein Kiel. "His moment has come to stand in for Xavi. I'm sure he'll play a good game one hundred percent. Baumi is a stable, experienced player, he's on fire, he's ready, he just needs more playing time and a bit of luck," said interim coach Zsolt Löw ahead of this Saturday's Bundesliga match (3.30pm/Sky) against the promoted side.
Although RB have never lost to a promoted side in the Bundesliga and have won 31 of their 35 games so far with four draws, Löw warned against the North Germans: "It won't be an easy game against the team bottom of the table. It will be a big task. Holstein Kiel are a team that never gives up."
Meanwhile, the Saxons will still be without international David Raum. "He won't be able to return to team training until next week," said Löw. Defender Willi Orban is also still questionable. A final test in the final training session should shed light on whether he will be able to make the squad. The captain recently trained individually. Raum, on the other hand, will only be an issue for the Frankfurt game after his muscular problems - as will Assan Ouedraogo.
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