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Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Julian Nagelsmann and RB Leipzig are taught a lesson in the Champions League against Manchester United: After an acceptable first half, nothing works in the second round and substitute Marcus Rashford dismantles the Saxons almost single-handedly.
Bundesliga leaders RB Leipzig experienced a rude awakening at Marcus Rashford’s gala appearance at the “Theater of Dreams”. The semi-finalist from the previous season lost the second match of the Champions League group stage to England’s record champions Manchester United with 0: 5 (0: 1) and suffered the first defeat of the season after a poor acting in general. “Flying home with a 5-0 win is a package. We have paid for the hard work and we have to learn from it,” coach Julian Nagelsmann said at Dazn.
“It’s hard to find words when you lost 5-0,” said Emil Forsberg, who went straight to the analysis after the biggest away loss in the Premier League: “We got into the game well, the game with the ball was the first. Time is good, but we have to find better solutions in the last third. We are not putting enough pressure on his defense in the pits either. “
Manchester: de Gea – Wan-Bissaka (81. Tuanzebe), Lindelöf, Maguire, Shaw – Matic (63. McTominay), Fred – Pogba (81. Cavani) – Greenwood (63. Rashford), Martial, van de Beek (68. Bruno Fernandes). – Coach: Gunnar Solskjaer
Leipzig: Gulacsi – Henrichs (63º Sabitzer), Konate, Upamecano, Halstenberg – Kampl (76º Kluivert) – Dani Olmo, Forsberg – Nkunku (65º Sörloth), Poulsen, Angelino. – Coach: Nagelsmann
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Tore: 1: 0 Greenwood (21.), 2: 0 Rashford (74.), 3: 0 Rashford (78.), 4: 0 Martial (87. Foulelfmeter), 5: 0 Rashford (90. + 2)
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Yellow cards: Matic – Henrichs (2), Kluivert, Sabitzer
Mason Greenwood (21st), substitute Rashford (74th / 78th / 90th + 2nd) and Anthony Martial (87th) scored a penalty in front of the empty stands at Old Trafford for a well-deserved victory for Manchester, which Group H with six Points. Leipzig had beaten Turkish champion Basaksehir Istanbul (2-0) at the start of last week and are now tied on points with Paris St. Germain for third place in the table. “Theater of dreams – the name says it all” – with as much reverence as coach Julian Nagelsmann spoke about the traditional English club and the backdrop before the game, his team was initially prone to mistakes on the pitch.
VAR intervenes several times
Leipzig defended with aggressive pressure in the opening minutes and interrupted United’s preparation for the game well into the opposite half. With great individual class, the Red Devils escaped pressure situations time and again, in addition, Leipzig invited the British with ball possession with frivolous bad passes to dangerous exchange actions. Leipzig goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi had to intervene early on when Brazilian Fred (6th) shot.
The familiar offensive strength of the Bundesliga was lacking in Leipzig. The creatives surrounding Emil Forsberg could barely get past the venue and attacking backs Angelino and Benjamin Henrichs did not develop. Instead, Manchester showed the fast and acceptable football of RB, who often found funny solutions in difficult situations and rewarded himself with the advantage.
World champion Paul Pogba pushed into free space after a ball win and sent Greenwood, who completed easily. The video referee cleared the offside suspicion after a review. Residual doubts remained about the decision.
Nagelsmann changes offensively
RB came to a dangerous conclusion shortly after conceding a goal from Christopher Nkunku (24th). Until the break, Manchester goalkeeper David de Gea was no longer seriously scrutinized. Leipzig had more ball possession, but did very little. Standards do not pose a threat either.
Leipzig came out of the booth a little better. The Bundesliga team played their strengths better, acted with more speed and direct passing play, the defense around defensive boss Dayot Upamecano took better direct duels. Scoring opportunities and highlights remained rare on both sides. Manchester and Leipzig neutralized each other in a midfield wrestling game.
Nagelsmann reacted and made his team more tactically offensive, replacing captain Marcel Sabitzer among others, and should have cheered almost immediately. After a set piece, Ibrahima Konate headed ahead of Gea. The Spanish reacted brilliantly (65º). On the other hand, Gulacsi (70th) initially stopped hard, but then fell behind three times against Rashford. “We showed a great team performance. We moved very well even without the ball, all the guys on the bench were there today,” said the three-time scorer after the game.
