Well played and lost in the end: That’s how Leipzig’s performance in Munich can be summed up. Coach Domenico Tedesco was particularly annoyed about two scenes.
“We played a decent away game,” said RB boss Oliver Mintzlaff on Sky immediately after the game – and he was definitely right. The bitter part from RB Leipzig’s point of view: Despite a courageous and good performance in Munich, the visitors ended up with a 3-2 defeat on the scoreboard.
“All in all, it’s a pity that we almost score two own goals from my point of view. Normally Bayern doesn’t need this support. We’ve been preaching for weeks that we want to be brave, that’s okay that it happens once in a while. It’s a pity that it happens twice in the same game and here of all places,” analysed Tedesco.
Before the first goal conceded, Willi Orban had misplayed a pass, before the third keeper Peter Gulacsi. “It just hurts when you lose like that and concede one or two goals like that. There would have been more in it today,” said Konrad Laimer, who had two assists. “When you give a team with so much quality such easy ball wins, then they punish that ice-cold. But we also had enough chances to win the game with a one-goal difference. “
“Of course we still want to get into the Champions League “
In fact, RB had played very bravely forward and had created more chances beyond the two goals. “Sure we did well, also in possession,” said Tedesco, even if it did not bring any more points after January with four competitive game wins. That the coaching change has helped Leipzig move forward is obvious. “Domenico is doing very well, has given the team stability. We also saw again today what the team was looking for, namely finding more solutions with the ball. That worked very well,” praised Mintzlaff.
The objective for the rest of the season has not changed. “We are not going home now and burying our goals,” Mintzlaff made clear. “Of course we still want to be in the Champions League. We had a modest first half of the season, but at the start of the second half we have now done well in January. Today we also showed our quality. We will take the positives with us for the next games.” The gap to fourth place, which would mean direct qualification for the top flight, is currently three points.
