Status: 04/25/2021 5:20 p.m.
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Persecutor RB Leipzig spoiled the championship party on the sofa for Bayern. With a 2-0 (0-0) win against VfB Stuttgart, the Saxons took advantage of Munich’s slip in the Bundesliga and kept their very small chance for the title on Sunday (April 25th, 2021).
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After Bayern lost 2-1 at 1. FSV Mainz 05 the day before, RB was seven points behind three game days before the end of the game. Amadou Haidara (46th minute) and Emil Forsberg (67th, penalty kick) scored for Leipzig, who were successful again after three home games in a row without a win. Stuttgart’s Naouirou Ahamada had previously seen the red card for gross foul play (14th).
RB coach Julian Nagelsmann said after the game: “It was an important win for us. A defeat today would have put too much pressure on the fight for the Champions League and second place.” VfB coach Pellegrino Matarazzo said: “We got into the game well. It was a different game after the red card. We defended well for a long time. It was clear that we would have to survive one or the other chance. The goal after the break was bitter. ”
Ahamada after 14 minutes with red down
Leipzig struggled against Stuttgart in the first few minutes, both teams ran a lot – but the defensive ranks barely allowed scoring chances. Only the dismissal for Ahamada brought in some momentum. The French had hit Haidara with an open toe, referee Deniz Aytekin drew red according to the video images.
RB then pressed more, Christopher Nkunku (16.) failed from a tight angle to VfB goalkeeper Gregor Kobel. The hosts created too few goal opportunities in this phase because VfB withdrew significantly. Leipzig rarely found space for the last pass against the Swabian wall. The result was a few half-chances by standards and a shot from the fray by Nkunku (37th) from twelve meters, which Kobel steered to the corner.
23 seconds after the restart – 1-0 for RB
After the break, Leipzig came out of the cabin with impressive determination, Haidara headed an excellent cross from Dani Olmo into the net with the first attack – and they wanted more. After a great combination with Nkunku, Haidara (52nd) suddenly appeared alone in front of Kobel, who parried again in dire straits. From a similar situation, the Swiss goalkeeper then held against Alexander Sörloth (57th).
Kobel was in top form in this phase when he defused a volley from Angelino (63rd) including Olmo’s margin. It took a foul by VfB defender Konstantinos Mavropanos on Forsberg to overcome the goalkeeper a second time. Leipzig’s Swede competed and turned safely into the right corner.
RB – now into the DFB Cup semi-finals
For RB, the semi-finals in the DFB Cup at Werder Bremen will take place next Friday (April 30th, 2021) at 8.30 p.m. VfB will receive FC Augsburg in the Bundesliga on Friday (May 7th, 2021) at 8.30 p.m. Leipzig then plays the next day at 3:30 p.m. in Dortmund.
Those: sportschau.de
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