45.
19:24
Half -time conclusion:
RB Leipzig leads 3-1 against 1. FC Köln for the break. At the beginning of the game, the Cologne team were quite high and tried to put Leipzig under pressure. Gradually, RB took control and took the lead early. However, the Cologne team were not impressed by this and only replied ten minutes later. Afterwards, the red bulls found it better and better and shortly before the break, Rômulo hit the 2-1 and only a few minutes later increased room with his direct free kick to 3: 1. It will be very difficult for the Cologne team in half, but the Domstadt -based company also had their chances.
45.
19:19
End 1st half
45.
19:18
Tooor for RB Leipzig, 3-1 by David Raum
The free kick fits exactly! The ball lies up around 18 meters in front of the goal. With a soulful left shot he lifts the ball over the wall and hits the goal right. Swabian no longer comes.
45.
19:17
Yellow card for Eric Martel (1. FC Köln)
On the right in front of the sixteen, Martel leaves his leg against Bakayoko and sees the yellow card.
45.
19:16
Added time: 4 minutes are re -enacted.
44.
19:13
Tooor for RB Leipzig, 2-1 by Rômulo
Leipzig takes the lead again! Bakayoko simply passes Krauss on the right in the penalty area and plays the ball flat on the right -wing five. Baumgartner brings the ball onto the goal with a hoe, but sway parried on the line. Rômulo is on the spot and dusts from around four meters.
41.
19:12
After a Leipzig corner, Baumgartner goes to the ground, but is back after time. RB gets a corner afterwards, but it also remains harmless.
38.
19:09
Kamiński quickly makes the game on the left and plays the ball with a hoe to the craving that runs along. It comes up to the baseline wants to chip the ball in the middle. A defender clarifies the corner that does not bring anything.
36.
19:07
Schmied has space in the center and drives the ball forward. He plays the marble to the right to Sebulonsen. He finally crosses the middle, but again does not find a buyer.
34.
19:05
Bülter goes to the ground after a duel and has to be treated on the right leg. After a short break, the striker is standing again and can continue.
31.
19:02
A little more than half an hour has been played and so far both teams are on par. The Cologne team now even have a little more possession than the home side and both teams gave three shots towards the goal.
28.
19:00
Schmied plays the leather diagonally to Bülter, but more than a corner doesn’t jump out. The following cornerball ends up at Gulácsi, who fits the ball away.
26.
18:58
The Cologne team switched a gear higher after the goal and Leipzig has become a little more passive. But now the home side accelerates again. Swabia jumps past the ball when he wants to intercept a long pass. The Leipziger follow up, but do not give a shot on the goal.
23.
18:52
Tooor for 1. FC Köln, 1-1 by Jan Thielmann
Cologne compensates out of nowhere! Brinks in front of the sixteen stuck Martel to the inlet Thielmann. Baku and Lukeba are too far away to intervene and Thielmann grabs the first contact in the long corner.
22.
18:51
Bakayoko comes through the left half area dynamically and wants to operate Ouédraogo with a pass through the interface. But his passport gets a little too long.
19.
18:51
The FC does not hide and lets the ball circulate well. RB is so compact that getting through is almost impossible. Waldschmidt tries it with a low shot from a distance, but his attempt from a central position and around 20 meters away is blocked.
16.
18:47
Ouédraogo also succeeds in his first Bundesligator at his starting debut. The Cologne are looking for answers, but nothing comes into the last third.
13.
18:42
Tooor for RB Leipzig, 1-0 by Assan Ouédraogo
And the corner sits! Room brings the ball from left into the back area, where Rômulo comes to the header and serves Ouédraogo. Schwäbe fends off his first shot, but Ouédraogo gets the ball again and dusts off from a short distance.
12.
18:41
Diomonde gets the ball on the left in the sixteen and plays flat in the center. There, however, Martel clarifies the corner.
9.
18:41
In the first few minutes, no team can get a clear chances and it goes back and forth. Ouédraogo leaves Hüber’s left half field and marches towards the sixteen. He places the ball across Rômulo, but does not find it.
6.
18:37
The guests stand up and put the Cologne people under pressure. Baumgartner sends Diomande over the left outer lane with a steep pass, but Sebulonen pushes it and clarifies the corner. This remains without consequences.
3.
18:34
Sebulonsen comes over the right wing at speed and is looking for Bülter on the long post with its high cross. However, he cannot use the ball by direct acceptance.
1.
18:31
The ball rolls in Leipzig! Cologne has an impetus.
1.
18:29
Start of the game
18:21
The balance sheet today clearly speaks for the home team. The FC only won two of 14 games, lost seven and five times a tie. The only away success in Leipzig was available for the Rhinelander in the 2017/2018 season when they won just 2-1. The last two encounters in the season 2023/2024 will have the Cologne people in painful memory. In the first leg they went 0: 6 in Leipzig and also in the second leg the Domstadt had no chance and lost 1: 5.
18:10
Compared to the wild 3: 3 against Wolfsburg, Lukas Kwasniok changes its initial formation in two positions. Van den Berg fails because of a shoulder injury and will be missing from the FC for several weeks. It is replaced by Tom Krauss. For this, ísak Jóhannesson is fit again and moves into the starting eleven for Kristoffer Lund.
18:03
After the narrow success of Mainz, Ole Werner takes two changes to his starting eleven. Xaver Schlager suffered an injury to the thigh against Mainz and is replaced by Assan Ouédraogo, who celebrates his starting debut for RB. Nusa was successfully operated on the right forearm on Tuesday, but an operation is still too early and instead Yan Diomande is allowed to play from the start. The bulls have to do without Max Finkgräfe for the time being. The ex-Kölner injured his knee on Wednesday. Johan Bakayoko is back in the squad after surviving infection. Timo Werner has also been part of the squad again for the first time since December 2023.
17:52
The 1. FC Köln took a dream start as a promoted and convinced across the board. The team of chief coach Lukas Kwasniok initially won two victories and last week the billy goats delivered an exchange of blows with VfL Wolfsburg. In the ninth minute of stoppage time, Arnold brought the wolves 3-2, but Kaminski had the last word and the Wolfsburg loan scored five minutes later. With seven points, the Domstadt residents are currently in third place. With the Leipzigers, however, the Rhinelanders are now encountering a heavyweight, but Kwasniok feels comfortable in the role of the outsider. “No matter where we go, we can compete with a wide chest. The boys deserve that, we feel very comfortable in the role of underdog,” said the 44-year-old.
17:41
The Leipzigers started the season with a hearty defeat and lost 0: 6 to FC Bayern, conceding the highest defeat in their Bundesliga history. Afterwards, the team of head coach Ole Werner then won two victories. A 2-0 against Heidenheim followed a narrow 1-0 win against Mainz. The Saxons are currently in ninth place with six points. The next victory should be against the strong Cologne team, but Werner knows that it will be a difficult task. “They have a high dynamic and great willingness in the game. They act flexibly with ball, vary their basic arrangements and have finally scored out at the back, have continued in the cup late – that gives you confidence. They also have newcomers that fit very well with their way of playing,” said the 37 -year -old about the upcoming opponent.
17:28
Welcome to the fourth matchday of the Bundesliga. At 6:30 p.m. in the top game RB Leipzig and 1. FC Köln meet. The game is led by Benjamin Brand.