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The German Football League has scheduled Matchdays 19 to 26 in the Bundesliga. VfB host RB Leipzig on 27 January at 15:30 CET in their first home match of the second half of the season.

Lettau and Oliver Ruhnert have had a close working relationship for over ten years. At FC Schalke 04, Ruhnert, as head of the youth department, appointed Lettau as the coordinator of the “Knappenschmiede”.

ESPN reporters have everything you need to know about the top teams’ hopes and delve into deals that might be in the cards. Who will come in? Who will depart?

Mateu Morey: “It feels very good. I’m very happy to be back on the pitch. It’s not easy to be back after two years. I’m enjoying playing here. It is important for me to get minutes again. We’ve won and want to take the next step. 

FCA head coach Jess Thorup sent out an unchanged team following last weekend’s 1-1 draw against Borussia Dortmund, as the Függestädter travelled to face this season’s undisputed surprise package. 

After a cagey start, it was VfB who quickly found their rhythm. Serhou Guirassy forced Finn Dahmen into an early save (8′), before the woodwork came to the rescue for FCA (13′). Five minutes later, Denis Undav put the hosts ahead following a corner (18′). Stuttgart continued to press hard, with Augsburg’s backline forced to remain on high alert. Dahmen came up big with a strong save from a Leweling shot (34′). 

Thorup’s side had to wait until the 45th minute for their first shot of the night, as Arne Engels sent an effort into Alexander Nübel’s arms. At the other end, Guirassy’s shot sailed just wide of the target (45′). The striker then netted his 16th goal of the season just seconds later, as he converted shortly before the break after going one-on-one with Dahmen (45’+1). 

But Joshua Kimmich does not believe that to be the case. Speaking to journalist Manuel Bonke, as captured by @iMiaSanMia, he finds the reason for Nagelsmann’s sacking to be much simpler. “No, the reasons are that we didn’t win enough games and weren’t successful enough. We’re still in all competitions but we didn’t perform really well especially in the Bundesliga. We won only 5 games out of 10. But I can say that he didn’t lose the dressing room.”

Both sides were forced to make changes to their starting line-ups due to illness. Jordy Makengo missed out at SC, with Lukas Kübler replacing him at left-back. Roland Sallai also started in place of Vincenzo Grifo. Heidenheim head coach Frank Schmidt was without set-piece specialist Jan-Niklas Beste, with Adrian Beck coming into the side to deputise for FCH’s top goalscorer.

Line-up Head coach Pellegrino Matarazzo made five changes to the starting line-up compared to the 2-1...

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