The RB Leipzig Courier
Player ratings22 Feb 2027
Leroy Sané beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 31. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Squad22 Feb 2027
7 saves: Maarten Vandevoordt was the team
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 7 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
Match20 Feb 2027
Borussia Dortmund end the RB Leipzig run at 9
Every run ends on an afternoon somebody had marked down as routine. This one went 9 matches, which is long enough that a town had stopped counting, and short enough that it will remember exactly who stopped it.
Squad22 Feb 2027
A falling-out at RB Leipzig
Brajan Gruda and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Match20 Feb 2027
Borussia Dortmund take the points off RB Leipzig
Beaten 1‑3, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Market22 Feb 2027
Oliver Becker steps up from the RB Leipzig academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Oliver Becker has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market22 Feb 2027
Marc Mayer steps up from the RB Leipzig academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Marc Mayer has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market22 Feb 2027
One of our own: Andreas Simon joins the RB Leipzig first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Andreas Simon is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market22 Feb 2027
RB Leipzig promote David Otto from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. David Otto has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- The dugout The team sheet said everything about Mark Flekken
- The dugout Christoph Baumgartner is still paying for one afternoon at RB Leipzig
- Squad A smaller club would suit Christoph Baumgartner now