RB Leipzig lost 2-0 away to Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday, dropping to seventh place in the Bundesliga table. Goals from Patrik Schick in the 44th minute and Miguel Gutiérrez in the 57th minute sealed the defeat for Martín Demichelis's side.
The Match
Leipzig started brightly but suffered an early setback when Brajan Gruda went off injured in the 26th minute. Christopher Nkunku had a goal disallowed for offside in the 34th minute. Just before half-time, Leverkusen capitalised on a defensive mistake, with Schick scoring to make it 1-0. After the break, Gutiérrez doubled the lead following a cross from Maza, with the ball slipping under goalkeeper Maarten Vandevoordt. A free-kick from David Raum and a shot from Ezechiel Banzuzi failed to produce a goal for Leipzig.
The Consequences
For RB Leipzig, this is already the second defeat in the Bundesliga, alongside the lost Champions League opener, Demichelis said after the match. The team now has six points from three games and sits in seventh place in the table. Their form over the last five competitive matches shows two wins and three losses. The next challenge awaits after the international break: on October 10th, RB Leipzig host Eintracht Frankfurt.
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