RB Leipzig vs Borussia Monchengladbach: Marco Rose: We have to keep our quality throughout the game

Red Bull Leipzig will travel to Borussia Mönchengladbach in the 27th round of the 2024/25 Bundesliga season. Marco Rose said that his team must maintain a high-quality performance throughout the game and must also learn important lessons from the previous game.

With goals from Xavi Simons and Oponda, Leipzig defeated Dortmund 2-0 in the last round of the league. After returning to the winning track, Leipzig is currently ranked fifth in the standings with 42 points, 3 points behind Frankfurt in fourth place, so there is still a chance to fight for a Champions League qualification.

Leipzig coach Marco Rose said, "Borussia Mönchengladbach's threat is not just Kleindienst. They have performed very stably this season. Not only is their overall defense tight, but the team also works very hard, so it is not easy to create a lot of opportunities for them. They are a strong team, and they deserve their current ranking. It will definitely not be easy to play at their home ground, but we are fully prepared."

"We have just won a good game, so we are full of confidence. We need to maintain a high level of performance for the entire 90 minutes. This is an important lesson we learned in the last home game against Dortmund, where we played two completely different halves."

In addition, the 27-year-old Schlager will miss the match against Borussia Mönchengladbach due to an injury sustained during the previous international match day.

Marco Rose said, "Both us and the Austrian national team hope that Schlager can return at the right time and will not take risks by returning too early. It was the right decision to let him participate in the national team's game, and we will still make the same choice. He was in the stage of recovering his game form and had trained with us for a week before. He should have been injured when he played briefly for Austria."

"I don't think anyone should be blamed, we all wish him the best. The current situation is indeed regrettable, not only for him personally, but also for us and the Austrian national team, but we have to accept reality and deal with it positively. The most important thing now is for him to fully recover so that he can continue to compete at a high level in the future. This is the most important thing at the moment. He is still an important member of the team and this will not change."

As for the performances of other players, Marco Rose said, "Tidion Gomis scored in the France U19 game, Castello Lukeba got a lot of playing time in the U21 game, Xavi Simons contributed a goal and an assist in the Netherlands game, and Raum also advanced to the semi-finals of the UEFA Nations League with Germany. So the overall atmosphere is very good and everyone is very happy to come back to the team."