Peter Gulacsi shared his thoughts completely openly. Yes, said the RB Leipzig goalkeeper, he had been thinking about the game in Bochum during the 3:2 at VfL Wolfsburg. There, the Saxons had gambled away a 3-0 lead to a 3-3 draw in mid-January - and an identical disaster loomed in Wolfsburg. "In the end, we somehow managed to bring it home," said Gulacsi.
To squander such a lead for a second time in such a short space of time would probably have done lasting damage to Leipzig's currently unstable team. At least in the short term in the hunt for fourth place, which entitles them to the Champions League.
They will remain in fourth place at least until late Saturday afternoon, with Mainz able to overtake them again with a win in Hoffenheim. "If we hadn't won that, it would have been two points lost. You can't let a game slip out of your hands twice after going 3-0 up. Thank God we won," emphasized Gulacsi.
"A lot goes through the heads"
After 49 minutes, RB were deservedly three goals ahead, then with a quarter of an hour to go, the two teams were separated by just one goal. "A lot is going through our heads, because we've already squandered a 3-0 lead once this season," said Gulacsi. The 34-year-old prevented the equalizer several times with his saves.
It remains a mystery why RB keep letting games slip from their grasp. "We've seen it happen several times this season, where we've somehow lost control and the rhythm of the game," said Gulacsi. The Hungarian international did not have an explanation.
Coach Zsolt Löw would also have liked a calmer evening. "It was a good game for the spectators, but a bit more strenuous for me on the bench," said the 45-year-old. In the end, however, he still managed to start the Bundesliga campaign with two wins. Of his predecessors, only Julian Nagelsmann managed this.
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