RB Leipzig have fired coach Marco Rose after slipping to sixth in the Bundesliga and put former assistant Zsolt Löw in temporary charge for the rest of the season. The announcements were made on Sunday following Saturday's 1-0 loss at Borussia Mönchengladbach and comes before Wednesday's German Cup semi-final at VfB Stuttgart.

RB Leipzig have sacked coach Marco Rose during a disappointing Bundesliga campaign and appointed Zsolt Low until the end of the season, the German side said on Sunday.

A downturn in form this season has left RB Leipzig 23 points behind leaders Bayern Munich, while they finished 32nd in the new-format Champions League