After the next heavy setback, RB Leipzig's professional players were left feeling downcast. "We are saddened and angry, everyone at themselves," said goalkeeper Janis Blaswich after the 2-0 defeat at bottom-of-the-table FSV Mainz 05. Just a few days after being knocked out of the cup as defending champions, the Saxons are also in danger of losing touch with top teams Bayer Leverkusen and FC Bayern in the Bundesliga. "I can't describe it. It doesn't matter what I say. It's bitter for us. It's not a great week for us," said Xaver Schlager. During the week, they had suffered a defeat in the cup at VfL Wolfsburg.
The Austrian midfielder appeared to be in a bad mood and at a loss on Saturday. When asked what makes it so difficult against the weaker teams in the league, Schlager replied: "You can see that. You just have to win these nasty games, we can't do that at the moment. That's the difference." The previous season's cup winners had also dropped points against VfL Bochum. They are already eight points behind Leverkusen and six points adrift of champions Bayern. "It doesn't feel good right now," said coach Marco Rose.
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