FC Bayern follows Mainz into the quarter-finals of the Youth League – RB Leipzig is eliminated

Olympiakos next opponent

The article first appeared at 6:03 p.m. and was updated after the Real Madrid game against RB Leipzig.

While the FC Bayern professionals have to worry about reaching the Champions League quarter-finals after a 0-1 defeat in the first leg, the U19s have achieved this in the UEFA Youth League. The Munich youngsters beat Feyenoord Rotterdam 3-2 (3-0) in the round of 16 on Wednesday. In the next round, which the club reached for the first time, Olympiakos Piraeus is now waiting, having previously eliminated the young RC Lens team on penalties. RB Leipzig, on the other hand, was eliminated by Real Madrid.

Coach René Maric’s FCB team made things seemingly clear in the first half. After goals from Benedikt Wimmer (20th minute), Javier Fernández (28th) and Emirhan Demircan (45th), the Munich team already had a clear lead at half-time, which was extended in the second half with goals from Fabiano Rust (52nd) and Djomar Giersthove (55th) quickly melted. In the end, the Munich team got the result over time.

Meanwhile, things under the direction of Manuel Baum were left behind at the Royals. In the end it was 0:2 (0:1) after goals from Gonzalo García (24th) and Cristian Perea (81st).

On Tuesday, Mainz 05 became the first Bundesliga youth team to make it into the quarter-finals (March 12/13), where they will face FC Porto. Last year, only one German representative, Borussia Dortmund, made it to the last eight, but failed there against Hajduk Split (for an overview of 2022/23).

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