RB Leipzig: Peter Gulacsi cannot be beaten

Peter Gulacsi is simply unbeatable in the Bundesliga. On February 4, the goalkeeper regained his regular place at RB Leipzig and has guaranteed an impressive run of success ever since. Leipzig have not lost eleven times with the 33-year-old, but he had to miss the 2-1 defeat at Bayern Munich through injury. The Hungarian international shone again in the 4-1 win over Borussia Dortmund, which was probably decisive in the battle for fourth place. It was his 300th competitive game for the Saxons.

"Pete with the giant hands," said sporting director Rouven Schröder. "In the end, he made two huge saves at important times." Gulacsi deflected a header against the direction of Niclas Füllkrug's run at 0-0 just as magnificently around the post as he did an almost identical attempt from Marco Reus. At this point, Leipzig were already leading 3:1, but had missed numerous top-class chances to make the difference.

"Pete gives stability"

"He guarantees that the defensive players play a good game," said Schröder. Coach Marco Rose gave a similar verdict: "Pete gives us stability. He can carry on like this. Maybe another 300."

Before the winter break, rumors had persisted that Gulacsi would leave Leipzig after more than eight years. Janis Blaswich had stood in very well for the veteran after his cruciate ligament rupture and had even been invited to play for the national team. But then the uncertainties increased and Gulacsi got his chance.

Leavers expected

The win against Dortmund means Leipzig can in principle really start planning for the coming season. These depended on participation in the new Champions League, especially as the expansion to 36 teams is expected to generate additional revenue of ten to twelve percent. "We want to have a good team next year too. That's why this was good advertising for us," said Schröder.

However, interest in the current players must be expected. According to Schröder, Leipzig is a "perfect platform" for development. There should not be another upheaval like last summer, when key players Konrad Laimer, Christopher Nkunku, Dominik Szoboszlai and Josko Gvardiol left the club. Internally, a transfer of Dani Olmo is expected, who could leave for 60 million euros. Benjamin Sesko has a clause for 50 million.