RB Leipzig lose in Europa League against RB Salzburg

RB Salzburg – RB Leipzig 1: 0 (0: 0)

The RB Leipzig lost to the RB Salzburg sister club and must fear entering the knockout stages of the Europa League. In the 0: 0 (0: 0) in Salzburg, the hosts made the match over long distances and beat Fredrik Gulbrandsen until the winner (74th minute).

The game was mainly tactical. Until Andreas Ulmer from Salzburg carries the ball flat from the left side to the center. The Norwegian Gulbrandsen took the ball directly and was shot for Yvon Mvogo.

With Celtic Glasgow's 1-0 win in parallel with Rosenborg Trondheim, Leipzig rely on Schützenhilfe on the final day of group matches. In a win in Leipzig, Celtic should lose at home against the well-qualified Salzburg, so that the Bundesliga club goes further. The direct comparison with Celtic won Leipzig (2: 0, 1: 2).

Stefan Ilsanker of Leipzig made a curious appearance after the match: "It would have been really bitter if Celtic had scored today, so we still have it in our hands," he said. in an interview for DAZN. The reporter told Ilsanker that Celtic had spotted. Ilsanker, stunned, pointed to the stadium display board. The result posted is wrong, said the former Salzburg. When Ilsanker realized that he had just said, "Oh."

Bayer Leverkusen – Ludogorez Razgrad 1: 1 (0: 0)

Qualifying for the round of 16 was already safe for Bayer, but remained open for the group's victory at Fernduell with FC Zurich. Nevertheless, coach Heiko Herrlich has decided to change his team to ten (!) Positions compared to the last match of the Bundesliga against Stuttgart.

Panagiotis Retsos, 20, who played his first match after months of injury, had a nightmare. He had to be replaced after 30 minutes. The next setback occurred in the 69th minute when Marcelinho took the advantage for Rasgrad.

After all, Mitchell Weiser scored neither by dream goal nor by late equalizer (84th). And as Zurich lost to AEK Larnaca 1: 2, Leverkusen still has one point ahead of the Swiss leaders.

Other results of the Europa League:

Worskla Poltava – Arsenal 0: 3 (0: 3)
AC Milan – F91 Dudelange 5: 2 (1: 0)
Rosenborg Trondheim – Glasgow Celtic 0: 1 (0: 1)