Now again fourth before Freiburg
Led by magic foot Christopher Nkunku, RB Leipzig confidently won the long-distance duel against cup finalist SC Freiburg for the “premier class”. The recently weakening Saxons won 4-0 (1-0) against FC Augsburg on Sunday evening, climbed to fourth place in the Bundesliga and have qualified for the Champions League before the season finale at Arminia Bielefeld again in the Hand. The outstanding Nkunku (48th minute/57th) was the guarantee of success with his goals 19 and 20 of the season. In front of 37,029 spectators in the Red Bull Arena, André Silva (40th) put RB in the lead. Emil Forsberg (64th) made the final score with a penalty kick.
Three days after the playful Europa League final with the 1: 3 at the Glasgow Rangers and the previous two league defeats against 1. FC Union Berlin (1: 2) and at Borussia Möchengladbach (1: 3), the struggled Leipziger got back up in time and set an exclamation mark ahead of the DFB Cup final against SC Freiburg on May 21 in Berlin.
RB coach Domenico Tedesco had called for a “now more than ever” mentality after the setbacks at the end of the season. Then, of all people, there was help from the eastern rivals Union Berlin, who won 4-1 in Freiburg and thus supported the unloved club in the fight for the premier class.
1st to 30th place: The most valuable players in the Bundesliga
30 Donyell Paint | Dortmund | New market value: €27 million (€-3 million)
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27 Dominik Szoboszlai | RB Leipzig | Market value: €28 million
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27 Evan Ndicka | Frankfurt | Market value: €28 million
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27 Nico Schlotterbeck | SC Freiburg | New market value: €28 million (+€8 million)
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23 Angelino | RB Leipzig | Market value: €30 million
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23 Benjamin Pavard | Bayern Munich | Market value: €30 million
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23 Manuel Akanji | Dortmund | Market value: €30 million
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23 Josko Gvardiol | RB Leipzig | New market value: €30 million (+€5 million)
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21 Niklas Süle | Bayern Munich | Market value: €35 million
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21 Raphaël Guerreiro | Dortmund | Market value: €35 million
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20 Andre Silva | RB Leipzig | Market value: €38 million
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18 Edmond Tapsoba | Leverkusen | Market value: €40 million
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18 Patrick Schick | Leverkusen | Market value: €40 million
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17 Giovanni Reyna | Dortmund | Market value: €42 million
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15 Dayot Upamecano | Bayern Munich | New market value: €45 million (€-10 million)
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15 Dani Olmo | RB Leipzig | New market value: €45 million (€-5 million)
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13 Lucas Hernández | Bayern Munich | Market value: €50 million
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13 Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | Market value: €50 million
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11 Yamal Musiala | Bayern Munich | Market value: €55 million
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11 Moussa Diaby | Leverkusen | New market value: €55 million (+€10 million)
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10 Kingsley Coman | Bayern Munich | New market value: €60 million (+€5 million)
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9 Christopher Nkunku | RB Leipzig | New market value: €65 million (+€10 million)
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7 Leon Goretzka | Bayern Munich | Market value: €70 million
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7 Leroy Sané | Bayern Munich | Market value: €70 million
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4 Serge Gnabry | Bayern Munich | Market value: €70 million
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4 Alphonso Davies | Bayern Munich | Market value: €70 million
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4 Florian Wirtz | Leverkusen | Market value: €70 million
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3 Jew Bellingham | Dortmund | Market value: €75 million
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2 Joshua Kimmich | Bayern Munich | Market value: €85 million
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1 Erling Haaland | Borussia Dortmund | Market value: €150 million
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Tedcesco was forced to rotate this time as Josko Gvardiol had to sit out at short notice due to a knee injury and Mohamed Simakan was yellow carded. In addition, Angeliño received a break. Marcel Halstenberg and Nordi Mukiele were in the starting XI. Emil Forsberg got the preference for Dani Olmo and in attack Silva was allowed to play for Yussuf Poulsen.
The Fuggerstadt team, who heard VfB Stuttgart’s 2-2 win at FC Bayern right before kick-off and were thus saved from relegation, started free and furious. After 14 seconds, Mads Pedersen forced RB keeper Peter Gulacsi to make a brilliant save with a 17-metre shot. On the other side, Silva (6th) miserably missed the RB leadership from close range. After that, the hosts took control of the game with a lot of possession football, but little courage for vertical actions. Also because the FCA defense stood like a bulwark.
The RB fans acknowledged the back and cross pass orgy with whistles and expressions of displeasure. Even before the change, Silva (40th) took heart and shot from 17 meters, Rafal Gikiewicz had no chance with the placed shot. After the restart, RB finally combined easily. Mukiele pulled away half-right, played for the waiting Nkunku (48′), who coolly slid in from the penalty spot with the inside. Just nine minutes later, the French international made it more technically adept: this time he took the Mukiele pass, rounded Gikiewicz and slid the ball in to make it 3-0.
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RB needs to qualify for the premier class simply because of Nkunku, who is being courted by the top clubs. After Pedersen fouled Mukiele, RB received a penalty, which Forsberg (64th) converted safely. Augsburg hardly showed any resistance and were literally overrun by the Leipzigers, who were now playing their frustration out of their souls.
With Süle and Schlotterbeck: These top transfers are fixed for the Bundesliga 2022/23
These top transfers are already fixed for the 2022/23 Bundesliga season
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Transfer fee and market value, including free transfers, are taken into account in this gallery. The higher number is decisive for the ranking.
(as of May 4, 2022)
Faride Alidou – HSV -> Eintracht Frankfurt – market value: €1.5M
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free transfer
Havard Nordtveit – leaves TSG Hoffenheim – market value: €1.5M
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Stefan Ilsanker – leaves Eintracht Frankfurt – market value: €1.5m
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Mike van der Hoorn – Arminia Bielefeld -> FC Utrecht – market value: €1.6M
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fee unknown
Roman Bürki – BVB -> St. Louis City SC – market value: €1.8M
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free transfer
Philipp Hofmann – Karlsruher SC -> VfL Bochum – market value: €1.8m
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free transfer
Maximilian Bauer – Greuther Fürth -> FC Augsburg – market value: €2m
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free transfer
Aymen Barkok – Eintracht Frankfurt -> Mainz 05 – market value: €2m
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free transfer
Paul Seguin – Greuther Fürth -> Union Berlin – market value: €2.2m
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free transfer
Rodrigo Zalazar – Eintracht Frankfurt -> Schalke 04 – market value: €2.5m
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Transfer fee: €2 million
Finn Ole Becker – FC St. Pauli -> TSG Hoffenheim – market value: €2.5m
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free transfer
Marcus Ingvartsen – Union Berlin -> Mainz 05 – market value: €3m
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Transfer fee: €2.3 million
Danny da Costa – Eintracht Frankfurt -> Mainz 05 – market value: €3.5m
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free transfer
Jérôme Onguéné – RB Salzburg -> Eintracht Frankfurt – market value: €3.5M
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free transfer
João Klauss – TSG Hoffenheim -> St Louis City SC – market value: €3.5M
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Transfer fee: €3.2 million
Axel Witsel – leaves BVB – market value: €4m
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free transfer
Grischa Prömel – Union Berlin -> TSG Hoffenheim – market value: €5.5M
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free transfer
Anthony Caci – Racing Strasbourg -> Mainz 05 – market value: €6m
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free transfer
Patrick Wimmer – Arminia -> VfL Wolfsburg – market value: €8M
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Fee: ?
Jakub Kaminski – Lech Poznan -> VfL Wolfsburg – market value: €10M
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Transfer fee: €10 million
John Anthony Brooks – leaves VfL Wolfsburg – market value: €12m
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Randal Kolo Muani – Nantes -> Eintracht Frankfurt – market value: €15M
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free transfer
Hee-chan Hwang – RB Leipzig -> Wolves* – fee: €16.7m
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Market value: €13 million
*Hwang is already on loan for the Wolves in the 2021/22 season
Matthias Ginter – Gladbach -> SC Freiburg – market value: €24M
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free transfer
Nico Schlotterbeck – Freiburg -> BVB – market value: €28m
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Transfer fee: €20 million
Niklas Süle – FC Bayern -> BVB – market value: €35m
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free transfer
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