Welcome to Eurosport's live digital coverage of Hoffenheim v RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga! RB Leipzig boss Julian Nagelsmann returns to his old stomping ground tonight and will hope his star striker, and Chelsea transfer target, Timo Werner can do the business for the third-placed side in Sinsheim. Kick-off is at 7:30pm (BST) with team news coming up shortly!
Bundesliga / Matchday 31
PreZero Arena / 12.06.2020
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Updated 12/06/2020 at 20:25 GMT
19:18
Diadie Samassekou starts for Hoffenheim tonight.
It's a massive game for the hosts this evening, who will move into the last Europa League spot with a victory.
Hoffenheim currently sit two points (43) behind sixth-placed Wolfsburg (45).
Wolfsburg take on Freiburg tomorrow afternoon - Kick-off 2:30pm (BST).
19:11
The banter begins it seems...
19:05
With Timo Werner reportedly close to a move to Chelsea we cast an eye over the forward’s performance for RB Leipzig against SC Paderborn last Saturday...
18:53
THREE changes also for seventh-placed Hoffenheim who drew 2-2 with Fortuna Dusseldorf last Saturday.
Havard Nordtveit (bench), Benjamin Hubner (suspended) and Robert Skov (bench) drop out with Pavel Kaderabak, Dennis Geiger and Florian Grillitsch all coming in.
Hoffenheim have no head coach this evening and instead will be instructed by a team of youth coaches. Hoffenheim's former boss Alfred Schreuder left the club on Tuesday with four matches of the Bundesliga campaign remaining.
18:43
THREE changes for RB Leipzig to the side that surprisingly drew 1-1 with Paderborn last weekend. Timo Werner leads the line again tonight.
Marcel Sabitzer, Konrad Laimer and Marcel Halstenberg are in for the suspended Dayot Upamecano, while Tyler Adams and Christopher Nkunku drop to the bench.
18:35
RB LEIPZIG TEAM NEWS
Starting XI to play Hoffenheim: Gulacsi, Angelino, Klostermann, Mukiele, Halstenberg, Sabitzer, Olmo, Laimer, Kampl, Werner, Schick
Subs: Mvogo, Orban, Konate, Haidara, Adams, Nkunku, Krauss, Forsberg, Lookman
18:32
HOFFENHEIM TEAM NEWS
Starting XI to play RB Leipzig: Baumann, Kaderabek, Bicakcic, Geiger, Dabbur, Grillitsch, Baumgartner, Rudy, Zuber, Samassekou, Posch
Subs: Pentke, Stafylidis, Nordtveit, Bruun Larsen, Bebou, Akpoguma, Kramaric, Skov, Beier