Xavi Simons and Woltemade play in friendly defeats for Leipzig and Stuttgart

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·9 August 2025

Xavi Simons and Woltemade play in friendly defeats for Leipzig and Stuttgart

RB Leipzig lost their final preseason game away at Lens by the 2-1 scoreline. Lois Openda scored Leipzig’s goal in his return to his former club. Xavi Simons, who has been linked with Chelsea for quite some time now, starts the game for Ole Werner’s side.

Meanwhile, Nick Woltemade played 82 minutes in Stuttgart’s defeat to Bologna. The two teams were in last season’s Champions League, and they won their respective domestic cup competitions.

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Werder Bremen also suffered a defeat in their last friendly against Udinese. Romano Schmidt, highly courted by Premier League clubs, scored their solitary goal from the penalty spot in a 3-1 defeat over two games.