Overview
- Hamburger SV lost 0:5 at RB Leipzig on Sunday and now sit last in the Bundesliga with zero points and a minus-12 goal difference after three games.
- Leipzig scored five goals through Tidiam Gomis, Antonio Nusa, Willi Orban, Christopher Nkunku and Romulo, with three goals conceded by HSV inside a six-minute spell that club director Claus Costa singled out as unacceptable.
- Coach Merlin Polzin said the team must "brutal zulegen" and stressed he had seen positive reactions from players while demanding immediate improvement in concentration and defending.
- Midfielder Assan Ouedraogo left the game in the 35th minute with a shoulder injury and will miss further action, adding to short-term selection problems before the visit to 1. FC Köln.
- Local reporting says Polzin is reportedly close to a contract extension, but that remains unconfirmed and the upcoming match at Köln is framed as the next chance for the club to stop the run of heavy defeats.