"It's continually unique while you're up against your old membership," stated Nagelsmann, who coached Leipzig for 2 years before leaving to take over at Bayern on the end of ultimate season, at a press conference on Thursday.
The reunion may be all the more special this time round, as it pits Nagelsmann in opposition to his old buddy and contemporary Leipzig boss Tedesco.
Nagelsmann and Tedesco realize each different properly from their time collectively at Hoffenheim in 2015 and 2016, once they have been each considered the rising stars of German coaching.
The pair used to share lifts to the game college in which they were reading for his or her coaching badge, and the Bayern instruct admitted with a smile on Thursday that Tedesco were given barely better marks than he did.
But it's miles Nagelsmann who goes into Saturday's conflict as sturdy favored, with Bayern six points clean at the top of the desk.
Leipzig, meanwhile, are hoping to reestablish themselves a number of the pinnacle 4 after a latest resurgence under their new teach.
Since taking on from Jesse Marsch in December, Tedesco has stabilised a floundering RB side and led them out of mid-table and up to 6th.
"Domenico constantly gives his groups a very good shape, and Leipzig are plenty greater managed now," stated Nagelsmann.
The Bayern teach additionally insisted that their past friendship would now not supply either of them the threshold in Saturday's duel.
"The exceptional thing about Domenico is that you can communicate to him approximately different stuff. It's no longer like we spent all our time in the vehicle speaking approximately soccer. It's also a few years in the past now, so we both nevertheless have our trade secrets and techniques," he said.
