RB Leipzig coach keeps Benjamin Šeško on the bench, but it doesn’t pay off: the Bulls lose to the penultimate team in the standings!
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In a week when news leaked that Italian top-flight side AC Milan and the London giants Arsenal were interested in Benjamin Šeško’ s services, the Red Bulls from Leipzig were facing an away trip to Mainz with the penultimate team in the German championship. Despite the fact that neither Yussuf Poulsen nor Timo Werner started the match, RB Leipzig coach Marco Rose put Šešek on the substitutes’ bench again, while Kevin Kampl was once again the visitors’ captain.
Leipzig had the upper hand on the ground, but failed to crown it with a goal in the first half. Christoph Baumgartner had the only chance of note, as he had already beaten the home goalkeeper Robin Zentner, but was denied by one of the home defenders.
After less than 15 minutes of play in the second half, Xavi Simons shot towards the bottom right corner of the net, but Zentner parried it. V 67. The Slovenian football pearl got his chance in the first minute, when he replaced Lois Openda on the Mewa Arena pitch. The first shock for the visitors came in 76. In the first minute, Jae-Sung Lee headed Karim Onisiwa’ s cross into the net. Just four minutes later, Leandro Bareiro scored the final goal with a header, after a video confirmation. Kevin Kampl left the game moments later.
The defeat is a definite disaster for the team at the Red Bull Arena, as it was only Mainz’s first win of the season! At the same time, Marco Rose could start giving more than just crumbs to Šeško, he has certainly proved himself enough…
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Author: editorial Football Planet
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