The Saxons have had a hard time at FCA for a long time. But there is a key scene in the final phase. Newly promoted Heidenheim lands the next coup – and Frankfurt is desperate.
RB Leipzig is currently stumbling through the Bundesliga: The Saxons couldn’t get past a 2-2 (1-1) draw at FC Augsburg on matchday 21. Coach Marco Rose’s team only got four points from the last five games. Meanwhile, promoted team 1. FC Heidenheim managed the next surprise with a 2-1 (2-1) win at Werder Bremen and secured themselves in the middle of the table. Meanwhile, Eintracht Frankfurt suffered the next setback in a 1-1 (1-1) draw against VfL Bochum.
FC Augsburg – RB Leipzig
The counter-prone Leipzig team missed out on a 2-2 (1-1) draw at FC Augsburg in a long-distance duel for a direct Champions League starting place and to put pressure on Borussia Dortmund and VfB Stuttgart. The Augsburg team have been without a win against RB in 15 competitive games, but they collected a valuable point with a fantastic performance in front of 28,510 spectators.
In the lively exchange of blows, the Leipzig team demonstrated their air superiority three days before the first leg of the round of 16 in the premier class against Toni Kroos & Co. Loïs Openda (39th minute) and Benjamin Sesko (52nd) both scored impressively with their heads. Openda (81′) then failed with a penalty kick to goalkeeper Finn Dahmen, who had previously knocked over Mohamed Simakan. It was a great chance for the second three in a row. Phillip Tietz (35th) and Augsburg’s captain Ermedin Demirovic (60th), who comes from Leipzig’s youth team, with his twelfth goal of the season gave their fans hope for their first home win this year.
Werder Bremen – 1. FC Heidenheim
Heidenheim crashed SV Werder Bremen’s belated birthday party. Six days after the 125th anniversary of the traditional Hanseatic club, the Bundesliga newcomer dampened the mood with a 2-1 (2-1) win at the Weserstadion.
In front of 41,000 spectators and numerous football legends in Werder’s history, Lennard Maloney (12th minute) and Jan-Niklas Beste (18th) scored for the strong Heidenheimers. Romano Schmid (19th) kept the party spirit going with his connecting goal. With the win, Heidenheim climbs to eighth place in the table for the time being.
Eintracht Frankfurt – VfL Bochum
Frankfurt suffered another setback in the fight for a Champions League place with a 1-1 (1-1) draw against VfL Bochum. After the defeat at 1. FC Köln (0:2), which was criticized by the Bundesliga club’s management, the Hessians were once again unable to convince. For Bochum, who were weak away from home, winning a point on Saturday was important in the fight to stay in the league.
In front of 57,500 spectators, Omar Marmoush (14th minute) gave Eintracht the lead. Moritz Broschinski (17th) equalized for the guests.