After a missed CL-quali
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After the missed Champions League qualification, Leipzig’s managing director Marcel Schäfer found clear words and announced a great upheaval. “Such a performance is not worthy of a Champions League candidate,” said Schäfer after the happy 0-0 in the Bundesliga near Werder Bremen, which means that the Saxons have no chance in fourth place.
“We have missed too many things today that it takes to really be at the top. I stay with it, we are right to be where we are,” said Schäfer, who is now a busy summer. “This is a decent challenge in terms of sport and economy.”
“But I also see it as an opportunity. Because we are now changing the things we have already seen,” says Schäfer. It is about “tackling and implementing the plans with all the consequence” in order to put together a “real RB team” again.
On the last matchday against VfB Stuttgart, the Leipziger, in whom the separation of coach Marco Rose did not show the desired effect, is about at least qualifying for the Europa League. “Then we just get the Europa League title,” said Christoph Baumgartner defiantly. Not to play internationally during the week and just watch, “the most crappy is what there is,” said the Austrian. Currently, the Leipziger, as the table seventh, would not even be qualified for the UEFA Conference League.