Peter Gulacsi shared his thoughts completely openly. Yes, said the RB Leipzig goalkeeper, he had been thinking about the game in Bochum during the 3:2 at VfL Wolfsburg. There, the Saxons had gambled away a 3-0 lead to a 3-3 draw in mid-January - and an identical disaster loomed in Wolfsburg. "In the end, we somehow managed to bring it home," said Gulacsi.
To squander such a lead for a second time in such a short space of time would probably have done lasting damage to Leipzig's currently unstable team. At least in the short term in the hunt for fourth place, which entitles them to the Champions League.
They will remain in fourth place at least until late Saturday afternoon, with Mainz able to overtake them again with a win in Hoffenheim. "If we hadn't won that, it would have been two points lost. You can't let a game slip out of your hands twice after going 3-0 up. Thank God we won," emphasized Gulacsi.
