43
16:16
José Angeliño enters the box from the left and tries to finish, but Gamboa saves with a great tackle. Strongly defended by Bochumer!
41
16:14
In the duels with Leitsch and Bella-Kotchap, Poulsen has to take a beating again and again.
38
16:10
There is another short break in treatment because Poulsen received a blow to the foot. But for the Dane things move on quickly.
36
16:09
Löwen tries to finish from the second row, but gets stuck on Haïdara, who throws himself into the shot with a well-timed tackle.
33
16:06
Mukiele shoots the ball in the face of his teammate Adams from close range. The American has to collect himself briefly, but quickly recovers.
31
16:04
After a little more than half an hour, the 0-0 is a fair result. Bochum has upset the favorites from Leipzig with a good performance so far.
28
16:01
RB has so far relied a lot on long balls from their own half in the direction of Poulsen, who should process and pass on the allusions.
26
15:58
It’s still a very intense duel, but mostly in midfield. Real chances to score are still scarce.
23
15:56
For the first time, the people of Leipzig are moving forward quickly. Forsberg paces through midfield and sends José Angeliño down to the baseline. Szoboszlai misses his low cross into the five by a toe. Behind is Danilo Soares and can clarify.
21
15:54
Now the early pressing is paying off. Gulácsi plays a bad pass into Löwen’s feet, but it takes a little too long to process the ball. So the people of Leipzig have sorted themselves out again and there is no danger.
19
15:52
Against the ball, VfL dared to push forward and attacked the Saxons in the build-up game.
16
15:48
So far, Bochum have been very venomous in duels. That’s where things get pretty decent.
13
15:46
Pantović takes a short corner from the left and then sends a sharp cross to the far post. Gulácsi comes out of his box in time and fists the ball out of the box.
11
15:44
Gamboa’s cross from the right flank puts Polter with his chest to Löwen, who misses the shot. Ultimately, Orban can clarify.
8th
15:41
Both players are back, but Mukiele in particular is still running pretty rough.
7
15:40
Mukiele and Bella-Kotchap collide unhappily in the fight for the ball. Both players need medical attention.
6
15:39
Leipzig gives VfL the ball in the early minutes and initially refrains from high pressing.
3
15:38
Losilla pulls the starting Szoboszlai to the ground in the center circle. Referee Dr. Brych still does without the yellow card and leaves it with a warning.
2
15:34
First good action from Poulsen, who gets through to Leitsch on the right and crosses into the middle. Riemann is there and intercepts the cross.
1
15:33
Here we go! Bochum toasted in a blue outfit, Leipzig is dressed all in white.
15:20
The Leipzig team won the first leg 3-0. Referee of today’s game is Dr. Felix Brych. He will be assisted by Mark Borsch and Stefan Lupp. VAR is Benjamin Cortus.
15:10
After progressing in the Europa League, Tedesco rotates properly with the guests and brings seven fresh players from the start. Mukiele, Adams, Haïdara, José Angeliño, Szoboszlai, Forsberg and Poulsen replace Gvardiol (suspended), Laimer, Henrichs, Dani Olmo, André Silva, Nkunku (all bench) and Kampl (not in the squad).
15:01
Compared to the 1-1 draw in Stuttgart, Reis made four changes in the Bochum starting XI. Löwen, Rexhbeçaj, Asano and Polter move into the starting line-up in place of Osterhage, Antwi-Adjei, Holtmann and Locadia.
14:51
In addition, Leipzig have stabilized again under Domenico Tedesco. With an away win in Bochum, the Saxons would jump back into fourth place in the Champions League. RB also celebrated progress in the Europa League during the week when they beat Real Sociedad. Above all, the breadth of personnel in the squad is now paying off. “We’ve shown in three or four situations that the bank can steer a game in the right direction. We can simply step it up,” said Tedesco. The RB coach also showed great respect for the performance of the promoted team: “It’s remarkable how stable and consistent they are in the second half of the season. They also showed what they’re capable of against Bayern. We are so be warned.”
14:40
After four unbeaten games in a row, VfL Bochum has moved into the middle of the table. After winning a point late in the 1-1 draw in Stuttgart, the promoted team is seven points ahead of the relegation rank. In addition, VfL is extremely strong at home this season, scoring 21 of their 29 points in front of a home crowd and only losing two games in the process. “Leipzig is really good at football, especially when it comes to passing. You have to be wide awake and aggressive. But we want to show again that we’ve taken the next steps in development,” said Bochum coach Thomas Reis in advance of today’s opponent.
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