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Amazon Prime’s coverage of the Champions League contained the second curse in a matter of weeks, as RB Leipzig boss Marco Rose gave a heartfelt appreciation for his side’s form.
The German was speaking ahead of his side’s match against Aston Villa on Tuesday evening, which came on the back of back-to-back wins. Rose’s job at Leipzig is under threat as the side languish towards the bottom of the Champions League after failing to score a point in their first five games.
When asked how quickly the mood at the club could change after their two home wins, Rose, who has been in charge at the Red Bull Arena since 2022, gave a candid answer.
“As always, if you win everything is fine, but if you lose it’s bullshit,” he said on Amazon Prime. ‘The atmosphere is much better than in the previous matches, but we have to take advantage of it today.’
The expletive seemed to go unnoticed by most of the panel, although host Gabby Logan couldn’t suppress a light chuckle before the manager continued with his response.
Curiously, it’s the second episode of its kind in Amazon’s coverage of the European Cup this season. Last month, Logan was forced to apologize to viewers after former defender and pundit Josephine Henning vowed following Manchester City’s 3-3 draw with Feyenoord.
“I’m talking about whether you want to accept that the situation is damned,” Henning said. ‘Gabby looks at me like, “Oh my god, she said this!”
‘It’s the worst. In the second half they looked scared. I could see the fear. You have to accept it, but then you also have to face it brutally.”
Logan quickly added, “I’m just looking at the time it’s 10:20 p.m. I apologize.”
Social media users didn’t seem too concerned, however, as one fan took to X and wrote: ‘I’ll say it again. The coverage of the Champions League on Prime Video Sport is of a higher level.
“Only because Josie Henning called it that. Damn it, people should be angrier. I love it!’