RB Leipzig: With double strike to the cup room and space in the CL!

RB Leipzig: With double strike to the cup room and space in the CL!

Leipzig, Deutschland - rb Leipzig is recessed in the Bundesliga and jumps to fourth place with a 2-0 home win against FC St. Pauli. In an important game on Sunday, Benjamin Sesko and Xavi Simons met and finally made the long search for a success after three winless games. Despite a red card for team captain Willi Orban in the 69th minute, Leipzig successfully recorded the lead, as OE24 reported. St. Pauli now has a seven points of buffer on the relegation place, while the relegation candidates Holstein Kiel and VfL Bochum played 2: 2 draws in a direct duel, which makes their location even more precarious.

Leipzig's triumph in the DFB Cup

In the DFB Cup, RB Leipzig continues to be on the road to success. Thanks to an impressive performance by Yussuf Poulsen, who contributed two goals, Leipzig won 4: 0 against VfL Bochum in the round of 16. Amadou Haidara and Marcel Sabitzer (penalty) chose the result early to 2: 0. With the departure of large teams like Bayern Munich, Leipzig is now seen as one of the favorites in the cup, such as Weltfussball.de VfL Bochum, on the other hand, now has to put all the forces in the battle of ascent of the 2nd league after they were clearly inferior in this game.

coach Thomas Reis from Bochum surprised with six changes in his line -up, but the team could not convince. These difficulties were exploited by Leipzig's strikers who took control early in the game and were dangerous by quickly switching. The Bochumers, who are in the last place in the table, face a difficult challenge, while Leipzig is on the way to their first cup victory in the club's history