Micho ahead of Essen: “It’s all or nothing”

Next stop: Hafenstraße. RB Leipzig travel to third-tier side Rot-Weiss Essen on Tuesday evening (18:00 CET) , looking to secure their spot in the third round of the DFB-Pokal. RBL head coach Martín Demichelis spoke to the media about how his side can overcome the 3. Liga outfit. On Rot-Weiss Essen “It’s all or nothing in DFB-Pokal games. We’re expecting a tough test against a very good team, and the atmosphere in the stadium will be fantastic. We’ll need to use all our nous. We’re going to Essen to win and get through to the next round . We’re looking forward to the challenge.” Nyland to keep his place “It was important to rotate the squad after a tiring week in the Champions League. I’m pleased for the whole team that we put in such a good performance against Elversberg. Ørjan Nyland will start in goal again. That’s something we’d already planned a few weeks ago . We gave him his chance because we trust him. Maarten Vandevoordt is our first-choice goalkeeper, but having Ny means we have the freedom to rotate. He was calm, commanded his area well and looked comfortable with the ball at his feet.” Baumi making steady progress “I’d love to have Christoph Baumgartner back in the starting XI, of course, but we have to be careful after such a long injury lay-off. He played ten minutes in his first game back and then 20 in the next. He won’t start against Essen, but we want to give him a bit more playing time .” On Tidiam Gomis’s development “He really caught my eye when I first arrived. Tidiam always works his socks off and had a great pre-season. He started out as a number nine, but he’s equally capable of playing on either wing. He’s a great lad who’s keen to learn and keep improving.” Discover more Fixtures   Red Bull Arena   Men's first team   Tickets   Fan Zone