RB Leipzig had certainly imagined this Bundesliga march differently …
The runner-up of the previous season under new coach Jesse Marsch loses 0: 1 against severely weakened Mainz players.
No trace of twelve missing players (eleven times corona quarantine, one suspension) in Bo Svensson’s team (42). Mainz gets started like the fire brigade. New signing Jae-sung Lee (29) heads to the post after just five minutes.
The well-deserved lead after 13 minutes and a monster buck from Nordi Mukiele (23): ricochet after a corner, this lands on the left in front of the bull gate, where new FSV captain Moussa Niakhaté (25) shoots in at close range.
Insane statistics: The central defender scored his sixth Bundesliga goal, four of them (!) In home games against RB Leipzig.
Double bad luck for Mukiele: He already caused the corner after teammate Kevin Kampl (30) shoots the ball straight into his face from close range.
The strong defense leaves RB’s offensive hardly a chance. 23 million newcomer André Silva (25) remains mostly pale.
RB gets better in the second half, Willi Orban misses the only real chance (86th), but Mainz throws himself into every ball and saves the surprising victory with sensational effort over time.
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