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Leipzig (dpa) - Julian Nagelsmann and the professionals from Bundesliga club RB Leipzig want to avoid an extra shift shortly before the festival.

"We want to do it without extra time and penalty shootouts and we hope for a very good end to the year," said the coach before the DFB Cup game at FC Augsburg on Tuesday (6.30 p.m. / Sky).

After the last game in a long year, you go straight to vacation, which ends on December 28th.

The recipe for success with the Augsburgers, who have often been winless recently, is simple.

Leipzig wants to take the lead.

«Augsburg haven't won a game this season after being 0-1 behind.

So a tour would be important, ”said Nagelsmann.

Motivation should be abundant in his players.

After all, Augsburg refused to postpone the game to the new year, so that RB, unlike Leverkusen and Bayern Munich, is not yet on Christmas vacation.

At least Lukas Klostermann can soak up a little competition atmosphere.

The national player will be back in the squad for the first time since mid-October.

“He's going to come along to get a feeling again.

It is not necessarily planned that he will also play, ”said Nagelsmann.

Klostermann had to undergo knee surgery.

Justin Kluivert and Ibrahima Konaté will be out injured in Augsburg, even with the ailing Christopher Nkunku, the chance of a game is very slim.

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In the new year the trio should be fit again.

It is needed for the title hunt.

In one of the three competitions in which RB is represented, something should jump out this season if possible.

Preferably, of course, in the Bundesliga.

Captain Marcel Sabitzer sees his team ripe for great deeds.

"If we are spared serious injuries and continue to handle the strain well, we have the quality for the front," said the Austrian international to the "kicker" (Monday).

“We also told ourselves internally that we didn't want to defend our place in the top four - we're going to attack.

It would be good if we really got that into our heads that we want to win something. "

As in the previous year, Leipzig is in the round of 16 of the Champions League and, as third in the Bundesliga, is two points behind leaders FC Bayern Munich.

Sabitzer sees potential for improvement in the attack weakened by the departure of Timo Werner.

«In terms of points and table position, we compensated for Timo's departure.

But we couldn't compensate for the 34 goals, ”said the 26-year-old.

"Our strikers must be able to score 20 to 30 goals in one season."

In Augsburg, strikers Yussuf Poulsen and Alexander Sörloth could at least ensure a successful end of the year with goals.

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