RB Leipzig are showing signs of stabilisation after a turbulent stretch, but the pressure on coach Martin Demichelis has not eased. A convincing 4-0 home win over Elversberg on October 24 lifted the club to fifth in the Bundesliga with 12 points from seven games, yet that result follows a bruising run that exposed serious problems, particularly away from home. A 1-6 thrashing by Bayern Munich and a 1-4 defeat at Real Madrid in the Champions League left the squad and coaching staff under intense scrutiny, with club sporting director Marcel Schäfer describing the Bayern loss as a complete failure across all areas. Lothar Matthäus went further, questioning whether Demichelis communicates effectively with his squad and warning that Leipzig's environment offers little patience for continued poor results. The returning Christopher Nkunku, on loan from AC Milan, has provided attacking spark and scored a hat-trick against Eintracht Frankfurt, though his influence could not prevent the heavy defeats that followed. Leipzig's away record remains a core concern: all their Bundesliga points before the Elversberg win had come at home, and defeats at Werder Bremen, Bayer Leverkusen, and in Europe at Como and Madrid underline a persistent inability to perform on the road. Next up is a DFB-Pokal away tie at RW Essen on October 27, a fixture that carries its own risk given the squad's fragile confidence in unfamiliar surroundings.