See, the Bundesliga is fun even when Bayern Munich isn’t playing…
RB Leipzig traveled to the BayArena hoping to pull off an upset of Bayer Leverkusen, but is now attempting to do so without its coach, Marco Rose, because he was sent off for dissent early in the match.
Rather than go into the locker room or maybe up to a box, Rose did something unexpected — he hopped into a vacant seat left unoccupied by some unsuspecting Bayer Leverkusen fan, who was grabbing a beer or some other activity that lured him away from his excellent view of the game:
red bull coach Marco Rose sent off for two bookings in 30 seconds for dissent and takes a seat in the stands, only for a Leverkusen fan to come back from the bar and say (presumably): “‘scuse me, mate, you’re in my seat.’”#bundesliga pic.twitter.com/mfsySgb8nN
— Matt Ford (@matt_4d) August 31, 2024
However, Rose remained in the seat and was chatting up the fan — and a kid — to set up what had to be a memorable rest of the half for the fan:
Rose now talking tactics with the Leverkusen fan who has simply perched on the step next to him. Either that or: “Is the bar still serving?” pic.twitter.com/JTnw3zW7BP
— Matt Ford (@matt_4d) August 31, 2024
In what became a more fun version of “Where’s Waldo?”, Rose was shown on the ESPN feed in the media section of the BayArena (near the top of the stadium) early in the second half.
Only in the Bundesliga…
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