RB loses again deserved: Bruges makes Leipzig’s lightning start useless

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

RB deserves to lose again
Bruges makes Leipzig’s lightning start useless

RB Leipzig takes the lead against Club Bruges early on – but the hope of reparation for a clear bankruptcy at Manchester City is not fulfilled. The Bundesliga team is also useless on the second day of the Champions League as a deserved loser.

RB Leipzig is threatened with an early end in the Champions League after relapsing into patterns believed to have been overcome. The German runner-up lost the duel of the underdogs in Hammer Group A against Club Brugge 1: 2 (1: 2) on Tuesday and conceded the second defeat in the second game. In view of the further tasks against Paris St. Germain and Manchester City, the chances of wintering in the premier class have fallen sharply. Victory against Bruges was a must. Christopher Nkunku (5th), who had excelled in previous games, gave RB an early lead. Hans Vanaken (23rd) and Mats Rits (41st) turned the game around before the break.

“The first half in particular was not good. We should have been more active in building up the game, we should have challenged the ball more, but we had too many bad passes,” said goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi at DAZN: “The second half was better, we were more active, But we didn’t have the punch in the last third. Now we have a difficult situation in the group, but we have to stay positive. We now have two games against PSG and we have to somehow score. “

As in the brilliant 6-0 in the league against Hertha BSC, RB coach Jesse Marsch relied on a chain of three. He also switched his team to three positions: The most striking change was Dominik Szoboszlai, who replaced the suspended Angelino on the left wing and was given preference over Benjamin Henrichs.

Leipzig found little access to the game despite the formation that had proven itself against Berlin three days ago. The attack line around Yussuf Poulsen struggled to secure passes and enable a quick move up. With the first successful offensive action, however, rooms opened up immediately – and RB struck coldly.

Leipzig’s coverage works far too seldom

Nkunku, who shone as a three-goal scorer in the 3: 6 at the Champions League opener in Manchester, scored after good preparatory work by Emil Forsberg. The Slovenian referee Slavko Vincic initially did not give the goal. However, the video assistant corrected the decision. The leadership gave RB security only briefly. Leipzig was extremely vulnerable defensively, the vote was flawed. Bruges was mostly quicker in capturing the ball. Goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi prevented Charles De Ketelaere (10th) and Vanaken (11th) from equalizing.

Above all on Leipzig’s right side, the Belgians around the strong De Ketelaere pushed dangerously towards the penalty area again and again. The Leipzig offside trap failed to equalize, Vanaken only had to push in. Offensive, little remained of the last shown enthusiasm from the Bundesliga. RB seemed increasingly perplexed in the course of the first half. Passes into the area were ineffective, and crosses into the penalty area rarely found buyers and did not pose any problems for Bruges. The guests, for their part, increased before the break.

Leipzig came out of the cabin with verve. The Saxons had a lot of possession and were patient in building up the game. In the best phase, Marsch hoped for additional penetration through the substitution of attacker Andre Silva. However, many injury breaks at Bruges caused a break in the game.