Soccer-Leipzig lose 3-1 to Leverkusen for second defeat in a row

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - RB Leipzig v Bayer Leverkusen - Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany - November 28, 2021 Bayer Leverkusen's Florian Wirtz celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

LEIPZIG, Germany (Reuters) - RB Leipzig suffered a 3-1 home loss to Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday, their second defeat in a row in the Bundesliga that dropped them to eighth place, piling pressure on coach Jesse Marsch.

Leipzig, runners-up last season, are already 13 points off leaders Bayern Munich following their fifth league defeat of the campaign.