The time is almost upon us for the RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen Bundesliga game which is scheduled to kick off very soon, and the players have just been announced.
Let’s look at the starting XI for RB Leipzig which has been officially confirmed as:
RB Leipzig
Péter Gulácsi #1
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.91m
Weight: 83kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Hungary
Place of birth: Budapest, Hungary
David Raum #3
Defender
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Germany
Lukas Klostermann #16
Defender
Height: 1.89m
Weight: 83kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Germany
El Chadaille Bitshiabu #5
Defender
Height: 1.96m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 22
Nationality: France
Place of birth: Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France
Willi Orbán #4
Defender
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 32
Nationality: Hungary
Place of birth: Kaiserslautern, Germany
Arthur Vermeeren
Midfielder
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 19
Nationality: Belgium
Place of birth: Belgium
Kevin Kampl #44
Midfielder
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Slovenia
Place of birth: Solingen, Germany
Xavi Simons
Midfielder
Height: 1.67m
Weight: 60kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Netherlands
Place of birth: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Antonio Nusa
Forward
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 19
Nationality: Norway
Place of birth: Ski, Norway
Loïs Openda
Forward
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Belgium
Place of birth: Liège, Belgium
Benjamin Šeško
Forward
Height: 1.95m
Weight: 85kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Slovenia
Place of birth: Radece, Slovenia
The starting line-up for Bayer Leverkusen has also been confirmed as:
Bayer Leverkusen
Lukáš Hrádecký #1
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.92m
Weight: 83kg
Age: 35
Nationality: Finland
Place of birth: Bratislava, Slovakia
Jonathan Tah #4
Defender
Height: 1.94m
Weight: 95kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Hamburg, Germany
Edmond Tapsoba #12
Defender
Height: 1.92m
Weight: 84kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Burkina Faso
Place of birth: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Piero Hincapié #3
Defender
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 23
Arthur Augusto de Matos Soares #13
Also known as Arthur
Defender
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Brazil
Nordi Mukiele #23
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 81kg
Age: 27
Nationality: France
Place of birth: France
Robert Andrich #8
Midfielder
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 81kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Potsdam, Germany
Aleix García Serrano #24
Also known as Aleix García
Midfielder
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Spain
Place of birth: Ulldecona, Spain
Granit Xhaka
Midfielder
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 32
Nationality: Switzerland
Place of birth: Basel, Switzerland
Florian Wirtz #10
Midfielder
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Pulheim-Brauweiler, Germany
Patrik Schick #14
Forward
Height: 1.91m
Weight: 85kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Czechia
Place of birth: Prague, Czechia
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