With the lead behind them, Leipzig switched completely to possession football and played forward without much pressure. “That wasn’t actually the idea. However, Stuttgart was also very brave with the counter-too,” said Tedesco in the ARD radio interview. With great commitment, the Swabians sought the way forward. However, precision was often lacking in the last third, so that there were only a few half-chances like a shot by Hiroki Ito (40th).
Too few VfB chances and Gulacsi
In round two, Stuttgart determined the game more and more. Overall, Leipzig played too passively and was lucky that the Swabians often lacked offensive power. Orel Mangala with a shot (63rd) and Waldemar Anton with a header (67th) tested the attentive RB goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi. But VfB didn’t want to score a goal.