Flashscore analysed the pressure on RB Leipzig manager Martin Demichelis before the club's Champions League trip to Real Madrid on Wednesday 21 October. Flashscore said another fiasco against Real Madrid could spell the end of Demichelis' tenure at Leipzig.
Match context
RB Leipzig were due to visit Real Madrid at 21:00 CET. Demichelis is Leipzig's new manager, and Flashscore described the club as being under immense pressure after an inconsistent start to the 2026/27 season.
Home and away contrast
In three Bundesliga home games this season, RB Leipzig had three wins, 14 goals scored and zero goals conceded. In three Bundesliga away games this season, they had three losses, two goals scored and 11 goals conceded.
Leipzig suffered a 3-1 defeat at Werder Bremen, a 2-0 loss at Bayer Leverkusen, and a 4-1 defeat by Como in the Champions League.
Criticism after Munich defeat
RB Leipzig lost 6-1 to FC Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena. Marcel Schafer, Leipzig's board member for sport, said the players "had not even remotely fought back" during tough away moments.
According to Flashscore, David Raum and Nicolas Seiwald criticised how the team operates with too little intensity and becomes too passive out of possession. Flashscore said Leipzig's PPDA is 12.7, ranking them 11th in the Bundesliga for pressing intensity.
Flashscore said Lukas Klosterman and team captain Raum were singled out for criticism after the defeat in Munich, and that Bayern's midfield outran Leipzig by nearly seven kilometres.
Diomande set to face Leipzig
According to Flashscore, Yan Diomande was sold by RB Leipzig for a club-record fee of €125 million over the summer. Flashscore said Leipzig would face Diomande on Wednesday 21 October.
Diomande registered 13 goals and 10 assists in 36 competitive matches last season. In the Bundesliga last season, he had 12 goals and 8 assists.