RB soccer chief
Klopp against ex-club not in the stadium
01.03.2025 – 07:21 a.m.Reading time: 2 min.
Jürgen Klopp’s former club Mainz 05 is guest in Leipzig on Saturday. But the new RB football boss does not visit a stadium.
It is a special encounter for Jürgen Klopp: his former club Mainz 05 is guests at RB Leipzig on Saturday (3:30 p.m., in the T-Online Live ticker). In his new function as “Head of Global Soccer” at Leipzig’s sponsor Red Bull, this would have been a suitable opportunity to meet some old acquaintances and companions. But as the “picture” now reports, the 57-year-old does without a visit to the stadium.
Klopp had decided similarly at the first leg in October in Mainz. At that time, his future commitment to Red Bull had just become known. At the time, he justified his absence by the fact that he would only officially start on January 1, 2025 and go on vacation until then. Now he is in office-but he obviously does not come to the home game against his ex-club.
Since taking office, Klopp has been in a game of RB in the stadium-in the 4-2 victory against Werder Bremen at the beginning of the year. The game against Mainz is of great importance for Leipzig. Among other things, the battle about the Champions League qualification is important points.
Coach Marco Rose is also under pressure after there was only one win from seven games in the league recently. Leipzig is in fifth place with 38 points – tied with the Mainz. SC Freiburg (39 points) ranks on Champions League-Platz Four.