Eighth in the Bundesliga, five points behind Freiburg, his opponent of the day, Leipzig obtained a draw (1-1) away which does not put him completely in confidence before his trip to the Parc des Princes next Tuesday.
With two defeats in the first two days - in Manchester City (6-3) and against Bruges (1-2) - the Germans are already in difficulty in Group A of the Champions League.
This Saturday, the day after PSG's painful success at home against Angers (2-1), Christopher Nkunku and his partners were joined as they opened the scoring on a penalty from Emil Forsberg (32nd) after a foul on the old Parisian.
Unsere 1⃣1⃣ zum 1⃣1⃣.
# Bundesliga-Duell mit dem #SCFreiburg 👇 # SCFRBL pic.twitter.com/8AEvOK3iL4
- RB Leipzig (@RBLeipzig) October 16, 2021
In a 4-2-3-1 set up by Jesse Marsch, the former Salzburg coach who took over this summer from Julian Nagelsmann who left for Bayern Munich, Leipzig was able to play high for a long time before retreating too much.
Nkunku had the ball 2-0 but his cross shot ended up on the crossbar (42nd).
But Freiburg, fourth just two points behind provisional leader Dortmund, has gained momentum.
Just before the break, Höler hit the right post (45th).
Completely forgotten by the central defense of Leipzig, Jeong found himself alone to place the lead in the equalizer (1-1, 64th).
It then took a remarkable parade by Gulacsi to push back the head of Höler (85th).
Then, it was again the base of the right post that avoided defeat to the next opponent of PSG, after a powerful shot from Höfler (90th).
With the return of Messi and Neymar alongside Mbappé on Tuesday night, Leipzig risks suffering once again and will not always be able to bet on its posts to avoid the worst.
