German international Lukas Klostermann is convinced "we have gained stability and act far more callously."

RB sports director Markus Kroesche believes "the pressure is on Dortmund. We can do a significant step forward while they have to catch up."

Taking the three points on the Bundesliga's weekly match day could provide a gap of seven points on Dortmund for Leipzig.

Looking at the battle over RB Salzburg's spearhead Erling Haaland Nagelsmann said the game's outcome could be "a fact to consider for him." The Norwegian attacker is in negotiations with Leipzig and Dortmund about a transfer this winter.

Both clubs though face international rivals such as Manchester United and Spanish clubs.

Leipzig CEO Oliver Mintzlaff expressed the club's new ambitions and said times are over "as we had to hide behind teams like Dortmund. If you want to end up as first at the end of the season you have to win there."

Within ten years, Leipzig promoted from the fifth division to the Bundesliga. The team has grown together as six players in the current squad were part of the team that made their way from the third to the first division.

In 2016 Leipzig's second division squad was worth around 20 million euros. Now media reports speak of over 200 million.

What speaks against Leipzig winning its first title?

The club hasn't been very successful when facing the leading clubs such as Bayern Munich and Dortmund. In nine games against Bayern, RB could only win one, in six against Dortmund only two.

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