Out without applause: RB Leipzig also lost their last Champions League game of the season and finished the top flight with just one win in eight games. The Saxons lost 0:1 (0:1) at Austrian champions Sturm Graz in Klagenfurt. Arjan Malic scored the decisive goal in the 42nd minute. Despite numerous good chances, RB were unable to equalize in the ensuing period.
RB coach Marco Rose had started the big rotation machine compared to the 2:2 in the Bundesliga against Bayer Leverkusen. He was without key players Peter Gulacsi, Lukas Klostermann, David Raum, Xavi Simons, the injured Kevin Kampl and Benjamin Sesko. Instead, Maarten Vandevoordt, Lutsharel Geertruida, Nicolas Seiwald, Amadou Haidara, Christoph Baumgartner and Yussuf Poulsen all made starting appearances.
RB had never fielded a formation like this before and it showed in the opening minutes. The team first had to find its feet. The Austrian double winners took control of the game, but were not dangerous. The Saxons found their feet after 20 minutes, but Nusa failed to beat Graz goalkeeper Kjell Scherpen, who is 2.06 meters tall, with a shot from the edge of the penalty area.
