Made it! For the second time in the club’s history, Leipzig reached the round of 16 of the Europa League.
In San Sebastian, Domenico Tedesco’s team (36) managed a 3-1 win against LaLiga club Real Sociedad. RB thus secured a ticket for the round of 16 (March 10 and 17) after the 2-2 in the first leg.
39 minutes: Real goalkeeper Ryan gets Nkunku off his socks, penalty! Silva starts – and misses. But Orban, who starts behind the Real defenders, uses the rebound ice cold. 1:0
TORban dusts Leipzig into the lead, then comes the Silva hammer!
59 minutes: Simakan drives the ball through midfield and serves Silva. He takes heart and slams the ball from the edge of the penalty area into the corner! 2-0
Sociedad makes the game exciting again, comes through Zubimendi (65th). But Leipzig put the lid on it shortly before the end. In the 89th minute, the guests got their second penalty of the day with a handball.
This time RB does not need a margin! Because unlike Silva, Emil Forsberg (30) stays cool – and sends Leipzig 3-1 into the round of 16.
After the end of the Champions League group stage, the Leipzig dream of the first European trophy in history lives on. After winning the second leg in the second round, coach Tedesco is in the round of 16 of the Europa League for the first time in his career.
