RB Leipzig is addicted to the title: dreams of winning the DFB Cup

Laimer confirms farewell

First a lap of honor in the team bus around the Victory Column at the witching hour, then an excessive Berlin party night with Tim Bendzko and Florian Silbereisen. The cup heroes from RB Leipzig enjoyed their triumph and celebrated with lots of celebrities at Potsdamer Platz until early Sunday morning. A few hours later, the celebration community moved on to Leipzig, where it will continue with a reception in the town hall at noon.

For Leipzig, the successful title defense in the DFB Cup was not just the grandiose end to a modestly started season. Above all, it was the emphatic statement that you can go nationally in the long-term hunt for titles. So it was only logical that the Leipzig party beast Emil Forsberg announced new goals before disappearing into the night in the “Club Theater”. “Now we want to get the treble. After every title you want to win another one. We want to play more consistently, also in the Bundesliga,” said the Swedish international.

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The core is in the last part of his statement. With the 2-0 win against Eintracht Frankfurt, the team in the Olympic Stadium once again proved that they can be there in individual games. If the silver championship trophy is to come after the golden trophy, the quality has to be proven over a whole season. The opportunity was already there this season, but then the team weakened at the wrong time instead of taking advantage of Bayern’s stumbles. The victory in Munich two weeks before the cup final ultimately had no effect. Sooner or later the big coup in the Bundesliga should succeed.

Ex-boss Oliver Mintzlaff, who as the head of the supervisory board as a kind of Saxon Uli Hoeneß still has influence and power, dreams of this. You don’t claim to say you’re the new number one. “But we showed that we can compete at the top, that we can win and defend titles. That makes us proud,” said the 47-year-old. The first important step will be the extension of the contract with coach Marco Rose beyond 2024, which, however, only has to be carried out formally.

Fluctuation in the squad: RB Leipzig has to reposition itself again

It will be up to Rose to get this consistency, which in Germany is actually only shown by FC Bayern, in the team. Of course, it is rather inconvenient that Konrad Laimer, one of the top performers of the past few years, made his farewell official on Sunday night – and will most likely move to Munich. “I was in Leipzig for six years, my contract is now up, I had a really good time with two titles. Definitely a nice finish,” said the Austrian.

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Christopher Nkunku is actually irreplaceable. The top scorer was not only the key player in the cup final with a goal and an assist, but was the defining figure in the Leipzig game of the past two seasons. The official announcement of the move to Chelsea is only a matter of time, the deal has long been fixed. “We have some homework to do,” Rose said. “We will have fluctuation in the squad, we have to regroup.” Captain Willi Orbán added with a view to Leipzig’s personnel policy: “Last year players left, before that players left.” You have good players and will have good newcomers. “So I’m not worried about that.”

The fact that sports director Max Eberl and Rose can now lure their dream professionals is not necessarily due to the cup victory. “The Champions League is what primarily brings the players to Leipzig,” emphasized Rose. So it was clear that qualifying for the “premier class” would be the number one goal of the season in the future. Preferably garnished with a trophy. This is only for the master.

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