The FC Augsburg goes into the last week of the summer preparation with a long to-do list. The 0:4 defeat in the general rehearsal against Leeds United was a disappointment for the Bundesliga team. "We had expected something completely different", said goalkeeper Finn Dahmen after the defeat on the island. "There are many points we need to work on before the next week." The FCA is on Saturday (13.00 Uhr/Sky) in the DFB-Pokal against second-division team Cottbus. Coach Manuel Baum was particularly dissatisfied with the defensive behavior of his players and recognized a pattern throughout the preparation. "What was noticeable in the games: We got the goals too easily", he explained, "and there were too many. That's a topic we need to work on." ### Premier-League-opponent overruns the Bundesliga team Leeds overran Augsburg after less than 60 seconds, scoring the 0:1 through former Mainzer and Hoffenheimer Anton Stach. A beautiful fall-back by Tarik Muharemovic caused the second goal for Leeds (19), shortly after James Justin increased to 3:0 (29) from the perspective of the home team. "The grip in defending has disappeared from us in the first 30, 35 minutes", complained Baum. "And we were mega-foggy in the attacking third." Keeper Dahmen scolded his teammates on the field. "That's not our claim, we were partly overrun", said the goalkeeper and described: "It was about not completely falling apart." Shortly before the end, the former Wolfsburger Lukas Nmecha scored the 4:0 (83).

Coach Baum: "We take the right lessons" The result, however, diminished the overall experience in the Premier-League stadium at Elland Road in northern England. Coach Baum tried to see the positives. "Despite that, it was a very important experience for the players, playing against a team that has a really high level", he said about the opponent of the German coach Daniel Farke. "We take it sportingly and look at the right lessons to be drawn." After the challenging Pokal task Cottbus, the start of the Bundesliga is on August 30 with a home game against promoted team Schalke 04. The FC Augsburg is still in 9th place in the Bundesliga after last year and has scored 45 goals and conceded 61 in the current season. The FCA is 46 points behind the leaders Bayern München. The last game ended with a 4:0 defeat against Union Berlin. The next two games lost the Augsburgers with 0:2. The next game is on December 12 against Borussia Dortmund.