Starting with the hosts, while RB Leipzig might have made a heavyweight statement last month as they stormed their way to a remarkable 6-0 romp against Eintracht Frankfurt, the Red Bulls have failed to find any kind of stability when heading into Germany's festive break. Last seen signing off 2025 with consecutive 3-1 defeats against Bayer Leverkusen and Union Berlin, Ole Werner's men are desperate to avoid showing any signs of a hangover when they mark their return on Wednesday night.
The Freiburg public transport operator, Freiburger Verkehrs AG (VAG), has inaugurated a second e-bus depot and introduced 22 additional battery-electric buses, marking a major step toward its goal of achieving climate-neutral line operations by 2030. With the new vehicles, two-thirds of the operator's bus fleet now run on electricity, VAG states.