In the 31st round of the 2024/25 Bundesliga, Leipzig lost 0-4 to Frankfurt after El Bishiab was shown a red card when they were leading. Jolt Loew said that his team lacked tactical execution in the game, as well as courage and fighting spirit.

Ekitik made a diagonal pass in the 21st minute, and Knauf received the ball and pushed the ball into the empty goal from the penalty area facing Leipzig goalkeeper Van der Walt, helping Frankfurt take the lead 1-0.

In the 50th minute of the second half, Knauf received a long pass from his teammate but was tripped by Leipzig defender El Bishiab in the penalty area. The referee showed El Bishiab a red card, and Leipzig was left with 10 players.

In the 53rd minute, Taiat took a free kick and shot directly, but was blocked by Leipzig goalkeeper Van der Walt. Then Knauf made a supplementary shot and scored, helping Frankfurt continue to lead Leipzig 2-0. In the 67th minute, Mateo Bavaya made a lob pass to the penalty area, and Ekitik scored with a header, helping Frankfurt to expand its lead to 3-0.

In the 71st minute, Nathaniel Brown assisted Robin Koch with a header from a corner kick, making it 4-0 for Frankfurt.

In the end, Leipzig lost to Frankfurt 0-4 away. After 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 5 rounds, Leipzig is currently ranked 5th in the standings with 49 points, 2 points behind 4th-placed Freiburg.

Leipzig interim coach Jolt Loew said in an interview, "It's hard to find the right adjective after the game. We came here with high expectations and hoped to show a completely different performance. Our goal is to take the initiative to attack and play more confidently, but we rarely saw these performances in this game. We played very passively after the start of the game. I hoped that we could gradually control the situation and create threats after 10 to 15 minutes, but we failed to do so in the end."

Continue to aim for Champions League qualification

"We talked about this issue at halftime and hoped to improve in the second half, but a red card appeared just five minutes into the second half, making the situation more difficult. It is not easy to win away against Frankfurt. We can prepare the players tactically and psychologically, but in the end it depends on their execution on the court, and we lacked execution, courage and fighting spirit in this game. We need to discuss this issue, and this is my responsibility."

Jolt Loew also said, "But we are not people who give up easily. We can be disappointed, but then we have to refocus our attention. We will continue to work hard and look forward to the team's response."

In addition, Leipzig midfielder Seewald said, "We actually controlled the situation in the first half, but lost the first goal on the counterattack. We couldn't convert our ball possession into opportunities and made a lot of mistakes. In the second half, we adjusted our formation and used two strikers, but a red card soon appeared and then we conceded the second goal."

"We didn't show the energy we should have in the game, but we have to keep working hard and do better next week. Facing Bayern Munich, we have to go all out and show courage, and our goal is still to qualify for the Champions League."