RB Leipzig absolutely needs a win at top club Paris Saint-Germain in order to maintain the minimum chance of the last sixteen in the Champions League.
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Munich / Paris - It's not going really well for Jesse Marsch at RB Leipzig *. The US-American has only had four wins in eleven competitive games so far, including a success in the DFB Cup against second division SV Sandhausen. But: In the Bundesliga * (only eighth place) * the Tempo Express stutters, and especially in the Champions League *.
After two matchdays in the premier class, there are zero points and 4-8 goals on the credit side.
Not enough for a club that had reached the semi-finals in 2020.
So, of course, Coach Marsch is also under particular pressure.
After the departure of his predecessor Julian Nagelsmann to FC Bayern Munich *, the 47-year-old was only able to convince to a limited extent.
In the Bundesliga *, the most recent series (6-0 against Hertha BSC and 3-0 against VfL Bochum) was abruptly stopped again by a happy 1-1 draw at SC Freiburg.
And march?
PSG - RB Leipzig in the live ticker: Jesse Marsch is under pressure in the Champions League
Even after the weak 1: 2 against Club Bruges in the Champions League, he took responsibility for the weak start to the season.
And he had announced a tougher pace: “Maybe we'll play with this group and have to invest more in those who understand what we want.” A clear message to the highly talented team.
In the video: PSG against RB Leipzig - Jesse Marsch is considering a "chain of seven"
Above all, however, he saw himself as a duty.
“It's a shame for me, the guys work well, hear a lot from me, maybe too much, but that's my job in every direction.
I have to find more solutions for the team, "said Marsch at the beginning of October:" It's the coach's job to find solutions and to be a leader. "This Tuesday evening (from 9 pm) it will now be against Paris Saint-Germain France.
A defeat and RBL have to worry about qualifying for the Europa League (3rd place requirement) in the strong group A.
PSG - RB Leipzig in the live ticker: Bundesliga representatives without Dani Olmo in Paris
The next bad news followed immediately: The Spaniard Dani Olmo cannot be part of the important away game in the French capital.
The 23-year-old had torn a muscle fiber and is now missing the fourth competitive game in a row.
So he was missing in the final training.
Follow the Champions League game between PSG and RB Leipzig this evening from 9 p.m. * here in the live ticker.
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