Despite a strong performance in the game against Paris Saint-Germain, RB Leipzig is still without points in the Champions League.
Paris / Leipzig – Big fight, significant increase in performance and still no yield! Even one day after the bitter Champions League bankruptcy at Paris Saint-Germain (2:3) are responsible and players of RB Leipzig disappointed of course. However, a culprit for the renewed setback could be identified very quickly.
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Frustration after the bitter defeat: Substitute Benjamin Henrichs (24) and the strong Konrad Laimer (24) can not quite believe it. © Jan Woitas / dpa-Zentralbild / dpa
Because referee Marco Guida (40) from Italy was at one point or another not very gracious with the Saxons. Even before the 0: 1 by Kylian Mbappe (22), the referee could have whistled a foul against Andre Silva (25) and not even let the scene arise.
But the biggest upset was certainly the penalty whistle after Mohamed Simakan (21) touched the lightning-fast Mbappe, who of course gratefully accepted the situation.
Defense chief Willi Orban said after the game: “The crucial situation was whistled against us.”
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RB coach Jesse Marsch (47) also found clear words in the direction of the referee. “The fact is that big teams are more likely to get a penalty in situations like this.”
In retrospect, the broken neck was particularly avoidable on Tuesday evening when Tyler Adams (22) carelessly lost the ball in the 67th minute and Lionel Messi (34) converted it to 2-2.
Marsch resigned: “We led, we had everything under control. Then we made a very, very serious mistake. I don’t know why we’re making it so easy for our opponents at the moment. It’s difficult to accept. We weren’t good enough to get points here. “
In the end, all the frustration is of no use either. Of the Bundesliga team is still without points after three games. Advancement is now a very long way off. Even the Europa League seems to be just a pipe dream. “It’s going to be difficult in the group with zero points,” said Konrad Laimer (24), who played a very strong game.
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World star Lionel Messi (34) often remained conspicuously inconspicuous during the game. But two actions by him were enough to give the Saxons two goals. © Jan Woitas / dpa-Zentralbild / dpa
Despite the defeat, the Bundesliga runner-up delivered one of the best performances of the season in the Prinzenpark. Aggressive in the duels, compact in defense and always with a pull to the goal: For the first time this season it was really possible to see where Marsch wanted to go with his team.
Laimer said: “We showed today that we can keep up in Europe at the highest level.”
The opponent also noticed that, perhaps because of the table situation, he had not expected such a performance by the grass baller.
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“Leipzig have a very good team and they gave us problems, definitely,” said German PSG professional Julian Draxler (28). “We are happy that we got three points today.”
Despite the defeat, the Saxons decided to take the positive out of the encounter.
Ironically, the bottom line of the Bundesliga table SpVgg Greuther Fürth could then get the Leipzig anger on Saturday (3:30 p.m. / Sky).
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