RB Leipzig did not pass the endurance test before the Supercup game against champions FC Bayern Munich. The German cup winner lost on Thursday evening (07/21/2022) in a duel against the English FA Cup winner FC Liverpool with 0: 5 (0: 1).
In front of 47,069 spectators in the sold-out arena in Leipzig, Mohamed Salah (8th minute) gave Jürgen Klopp’s team the lead, before substitute newcomer Darwin Núñez (48th penalty/51st/69th) scored his first goals in the ” Reds” shirt scored. After his hat trick, he made it 5:0 (89th).
There was a minute’s silence before the game in honor of soccer legend Uwe Seeler. The honorary captain of the German national team died on Thursday at the age of 85. The spectators throughout the stadium then applauded respectfully for “Us Uwe”.
Returnee Sörloth injured and substituted
The Saxon Bundesliga soccer club, who played for the first time in the new home shirt, started with the returnee Alexander Sörloth. The Norwegian, who was last loaned out to Real Sociedad, had to be replaced after half an hour after being hit on the foot.
Liverpool undermined the RB defense early on with a short pass, so Salah (8th) was free to choose the corner to insert. After conceding, Leipzig invested more, but wasn’t focused enough in the last third. RB had the first clear chance to score thanks to Angelinó with a long-range shot in the 41st minute. After that, Christopher Nkunku (45′) was unable to take the chance after a mistake by ex-Leipziger Ibrahima Konaté: he shot from close range directly into the arms of FC keeper Adrián.
After the change, Leipzig’s new keeper Janis Blaswich caused a penalty against Luis Diaz, which Núñez (48th) happily converted. Three minutes later, the newcomer increased to 3:0. Then he even managed a flawless hat trick with his goal in the 69th minute. That still wasn’t enough for him. In the 89th minute he marked the final score while the “Reds” fans celebrated the new signing.