8 football teams and their IPL equivalents

Modified Aug 22, 2017 11:14 IST

*The 8 IPL team captains posing with the trophy before the start of IPL 10 (Image courtesy – IPL Twitter account)*

#6 RB Leipzig – Gujarat Lions

LEIPZIG, GERMANY - JULY 22: (EDITORS NOTE: Image is digital composite.) In this handout image provided by RB Leipzig (Rear, L-R): Yussuf Poulsen, Stefan Ilasanker, Lukas Klostermann, Davie Selke, Atinc Nukan, Marcel Halstenberg, (2nd, L-R): Willi Orban, Marvin Compper, Anthony Jung, Benno Schmitz, Terrence Boyd, Zsolt Kalmar, Vitaly Janelt, (3rd, L-R): video analyst Daniel Ackermann and Danny Roehl, goalkeeper coach Frederik Goessling, assistant coach Robert Deising, head coach Ralph Hasenhuettl, assistant coach Zsolt Loew, athletic coach Kai Kraft, Nicklas Dietrich, (Front, L-R) Rani Khedira, Emil Forsberg, Diego Demme, Dominik Kaiser, Marius Mueller, Fabio Coltorti, Peter Gulasci, Massimo Bruno, Marcel Sabitzer, Naby Keita and Timo Werner pose at the RB Leipzig team presentation on July 22, 2016 in Leipzig, Germany. (Photo by Handout/Getty Images) — RB Leipzig have ruffled the feathers of the Bundesliga elite this season

RB Leipzig were founded by energy drink manufacturer Red Bull in 2009, which makes the team brand new when compared to the other teams across the globe who were founded more than 100 years ago.

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Gujarat Lions are one of the two new clubs in the IPL, having played their first season only last year. Despite it being their first year, they performed splendidly to top the IPL table, only to falter in the playoffs and not even make the finals.

*Gujarat Lions topped the Indian Premier League table in the last edition*

RB Leipzig made a terrific start to their first season in the Bundesliga this time around as they topped the table ahead of perennial contenders Bayern Munich for a few games, but have wilted in recent months and now are some way off the top of the table.

Leipzig have a group of good players in Naby Keita, Timo Werner and Emil Forsberg who have been scouted by all the top teams. Similarly, Gujarat Lions have a strong group of players that every T20 team would love to have in Dwayne Bravo, James Faulkner, Brendon McCullum and Suresh Raina.

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