RB Leipzig missed the hoped -for starting position in the European Conference League. The Saxons acted a 2: 3 (2: 1) defeat against VfB Stuttgart on the last matchday of the Bundesliga.
In the game offensive by both teams, Xavi Schlitzohrig scored the Leipzig lead with the hoe (8th minute). Nevertheless, Stuttgart’s playing courageously struck back because Deniz Undav, free-standing, was able to head a medium-sized flank for compensation. Shortly before the break, Ridle Baku brought the hosts again in front – again Xavi was decisively involved in the creation. Nick Woltemade headed the Swabians again after the break to equalize (57th). Then all of Leipzig’s European plans (78th) finally destroyed Himbed Demirović.
“We didn’t deserve a victory today”said a disappointed zsolt Löw of the sports show after the game, “We may have earned a point. But that’s not how we did not reach our minimum goal.” His Stuttgart colleague Sebastian Hoeneß said the sports show with a view of the cup final: “For us it was about showing a good performance, building up shape and building best. And of course a victory in Leipzig helps.” Hoeneß added: “Now it’s about getting a good mix of anticipation and increasing tension in the course of the training week.”
VfB without dusel
The Stuttgart, who had traveled without the injured Angelo Stiller, showed hungry from the start. Although Leipzig was at least one point for the hoped -for starting position in the European Conference League, but better still needed a victory, VfB came to the first dangerous conclusion: Woltemade was drosing the ball to the post in the 6th minute. Offenbár needed the team from Interims coach Löw this waking.
Because after a successful double pass with Baku at the penalty point, the extremely playful Xavi brought himself in a shot position and then the ball with his back to the goal past Alexander Nübel in the box of the guests – worth seeing with the hoe.
Leipzig’s Gulacsi shines
The team of Sebastian Hoeneß, however, remained more dangerous: First Deniz Undav Leipzig keeper Peter Gulacsi, who steered the ball strongly to the corner, then finally hit the striker: After a beautiful diagonal side shift, Maximilian Mittelstädt flanked from the left, Baku falsified the flank ball, which was able to head out and navigated to compensate.
Xavi holds Leipzig in the game
The fact that RB could go back to the front shortly before the break whistle was only due to difference Xavi, this time as a preparatory: David Raum sent the Dutch on the left with a clever pass. Xavi targeted the long angle with his right foot, but nübel parried. The defense of the goalkeeper in the middle evaluated Baku as a gift and shot unexpectedly to 2: 1.
Stuttgart remains dangerous
The guests, for whom there was nothing more about this last season, continued to work professionally and achieved the actually better goal opportunities: Undav used a header over the crossbar (52nd), it was better five minutes later Woltemade – and again Mittelstädt collected the assist: A corner from the left landed exactly on the curly skull from Woltemade, which hit the head to equalize.
In his dress rehearsal for the cup final against Arminia Bielefeld next Saturday, Stuttgart did not give up not particularly active hosts next Saturday: After passing on to Undav, Hemedin Demirović took a attack into the gate to lead the Swabians.
Leipzig’s Poulsen brings a breath of fresh wind – but must quickly get out
Joker Yussuf Poulsen’s in Take a breath of fresh air in Leipzig’s game. Although he had not been able to prevent the Stuttgart lead, but later the Dane failed with a spectacular fall back. The goal celebration was also taken to the substitute Lois Openda because the referees discovered a foul in the supposed compensation of the Leipzig attacker: Jeff Chabot is said to have pushed and brought that Poulsen. A hard, but still justifiable decision (83.). A little later Poulsen had to get off the pitch with an adductor injury.
Vagnoman also had to do the last minutes outnumbered in the final phase with an injury from the field – Stuttgart, but survived this flawlessly. Leipzig ends a disappointing season with a defeat.
Stuttgart, on the other hand, gained a lot of confidence before the cup final on May 24th (Audio-Livestream and LiveTicker at Sportschau.de) against surprise team Arminia Bielefeld.