RB Leipzig won its first game in the Champions League, but lost goalkeeper and captain Peter Gulacsi for a long time. The 32-year-old suffered a serious knee injury. Janis Blaswich stepped into the breach for him and did a perfect job.
A real high wanted at RB Leipzig after the liberating 3-1 win over Celtic Glasgow don’t hire. Rather, the thoughts after the first victory in the Champions League were with Peter Gulacsi. The Hungarian national player tore a cruciate ligament and will be absent for several months. A loss, both athletic and human, that can hardly be compensated for.
Rose: “That thing with Pete really hurts”
RBL coach Marco Rose was affected: “It really hurts with Pete. He’s a captain and has been a bank in Leipzig for years. It didn’t look good.” It was all over for Gulacsi after just ten minutes. A bad back pass from Timo Werner forced the 32-year-old to save himself and unfortunately got stuck in the grass. With a pained face, Gulacsi grabbed his right knee. A final diagnosis should be available by Thursday afternoon.
Gulacsi’s teammates with words of encouragement
National player Lukas Klostermann, who also suffered a cruciate ligament rupture in 2016, wrote on Twitter: “It will be tough, but you will master it and come back stronger.”
Offensive player Dani Olmo was also thinking about his captain. “I’m sure you’ll survive this situation and come back stronger than ever,” wrote the Spaniard on Twitter: “Get well soon, captain! We’re all with you.”
Dominik Szoboszlai expressed his support for Peter Gulacsi during the game.
Blaswich: “I want to help the team”
The 31-year-old Janis Blaswich made his first appearance in the Champions League for the leading player – and delivered a flawless performance. There are indications that Blaswich will now be number one in the Leipzig box for a long time. “I want to help the team, I want to be there when I’m needed,” said Blaswich after his assignment. In the following games you have to “go to the maximum”.
Rose praised his team’s reaction, who quickly brushed off the setback. “It was a very good way of dealing with difficult situations and resistance. Janis was in the game right away, the lads reacted well to it. Ultimately, they also won the game for Pete. We hope that he will come back quickly,” said the 46 -year-olds.
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