RB Leipzig has reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League. In the round of 16 second leg against Tottenham Hotspur, the Bundesliga team won 3-0 (2-0). Already after the initial phase, the Leipzig team could plan for the round of the last eight teams, Marcel Sabitzer scored the goals 1-0 (10th minute) and 2-0 (21st). Substitute Emil Forsberg scored to the final score (87th).
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Leipzig only needed a draw against the previous year’s finalists for the next round after the 1-0 first leg win, but Julian Nagelsmann’s team started furiously. After a blocked attempt to shoot, Timo Werner, who had still been sitting on the bench in the Bundesliga and returned to the starting XI, passed from the right side to the center to Sabitzer, who shot from the middle position into the far corner. Tottenham’s goalkeeper Hugo Lloris was unhappy, touched the ball with his fingertips, but was unable to distract him decisively (10th).
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The fact that Leipzig also had opportunities as a result was due on the one hand to the strong Leipzig left-back Angeliño, but on the other hand to the weak right defensive side of the Spurs. Werner was still offside after his cross from the Spaniard (20.), but shortly afterwards Sabitzer headed in 2-0 (21.). Tottenham’s Serge Aurier had previously misjudged a high ball and headed the ball unreservedly into the course of Angeliño.
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Tottenham disappointed
The first notable possibility of the Spurs had Giovani Lo Celso, whose shot was placed, but was too weak for Leipzig goalkeeper Peter Gulácsi (42.). On the other hand, Toby Alderweireld shot Patrik Schick so unfortunate in his own penalty area that Lloris could barely parry the rebounded ball (45.). It should be the last chance for a long time.
In the second round Leipzig reduced the speed of the game and determined the game. Dele Alli still had the greatest chance of the Spurs, but did not necessarily bring a shot from close range onto the goal, Gulácsi even held the ball (74.). Substitute Emil Forsberg was the first to change a ricochet in the five-meter space of the Spurs (87th).
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More exciting than the game was the question of whether the game should take place in front of viewers or not because of the Coronavirus crisis. It was only decided on Tuesday that the audience would be admitted. Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn previously recommended canceling all major events with over 1,000 spectators. Among other things, the round of 16 second leg match between Valencia and Atalanta took place without spectators, and no spectators are admitted to the stadium for Dortmund’s second leg at Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday.
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