Dayot Upamecano owes Gladbach a penalty. However, he played a major role in RB Leipzig’s later victory. The Bald-Münchner is receiving a special praise for this.
First bad luck, then secret hero!
Dayot Upamecano experienced a change of heart in RB Leipzig’s dramatic 3-2 victory over Borussia Mönchengladbach. (All matches and results)
First of all, the central defender, who will move to FC Bayern for 42.5 million euros next season, owed a penalty (8th) in the initial phase with an awkward reminder against Breel Embolo. In the 103. Bundesliga match Upamecano owed a penalty for the sixth time.
Poulsen: “Stupid penalty”
Yussuf Poulsen subsequently denounced the “individual mistakes” that had led to the 0-2 gap gap through the goals of Jonas Hofmann (8th, foulelfmeter) and Marcus Thuram (19th). “That’s right, unfortunately. This can happen in football, we have to put it away. That’s what we did today, “Poulsen said.
As an example, he cited Upamecano, “who scores a stupid penalty in the first half, maybe plays his best half in the second half and wins every challenge in the back. That’s what we want to see from all our boys. That we give everything every time and never give up.”
Coach Julian Nagelsmann was also annoyed by the two goals conceded.
Nagelsmann scoffs at goals
“We defend the first unbelievably poorly. There’s actually no danger at all and then we get a legitimate penalty. In the second, we actually had the ball three times safely, just have to play it deep earlier, “Nagelsmann said, praising his team’s reaction: ” The second half was incredibly strong. We have pressed and positioned ourselves strongly. In the end, we won highly deserved. “