The 45-year-old German specialist replaced Domenico Tedesco as the Bulls' mentor, who was sacked after a crushing defeat by Shakhtar (1:4) in the first round of the Champions League group stage RB Leipzig signed a contract with Rose until the end of June 2024.

Previously, Rose coached the Austrian Salzburg, as well as Monchengladbach and Dortmund Borussia.. Together with the team from Monchengladbach, he twice defeated Shakhtar with a crushing score (6-0 and 4-0) in the 2020/21 Champions League.

Rose's last club in his coaching career was Borussia Dortmund, whom he managed for 46 matches but was sacked in May 2022 due to poor results..

After five rounds of the Bundesliga, the Bulls are in 11th place in the standings with 5 points in the asset..

In the second round of the group stage of the Champions League, RB Leipzig will play away with Real Madrid, while Shakhtar will face Scottish Celtic in a nominally home match.. Matches will be held on September 14.