3/1 To Win
Back in Germany for a second successive year, Derby County’s pre-season preparations will continue to gather momentum when they face Kaiserslautern later today, kick-off: 3pm BST.
The Rams faced Karlsruher this time last year ahead of the 2016/17 season – a game they won 2-0 thanks to second half goals from Darren Bent and Andreas Weimann.
This year, Derby are returning to face Kaiserslautern and Russell is anticipating the Red Devils will pose a step up in quality from last campaign’s opposition.
The Rams’ latest opponents – one of Germany’s most famous football teams – play in the second tier of German football and finished 13th last season.
Kaiserslautern also play at the stunning Fritz-Walter-Stadion – a 49,780-seater stadium used in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
With all of that combined, Russell is looking forward to seeing how Derby pit themselves up against Kaiserslautern.
He told RamsTV: “We went to Germany last year and that was really difficult playing in the heat.
“Karlsruher were a decent side, but Kaiserslautern are going to be a step up from that. It’s one that we are looking forward to.
“We’re playing at a beautiful stadium too and these are the sort of pre-season games – against teams from abroad – you want to play in. It will be interesting, again, to see how we come up.”
Remember, you can watch all the action from Kaiserslautern LIVE and for FREE on RamsTV. Full details can be found on dcfc.co.uk.
