After a deficit, Leipzig still makes half a dozen full
RB Leipzig stormed into fourth place in the Bundesliga table with a goal festival. The early deficit seemed to have spurred on the Saxons. The race to catch up in the league could already lead to third place next weekend.
MWith a Tore-Express, RB Leipzig stormed into a Champions League place in the Bundesliga. Coach Domenico Tedesco’s team improved to fourth place thanks to the furious 6:1 (4:1) on Sunday at bottom team SpVgg Greuther Fürth. Leipzig is now level on points with SC Freiburg, but has a significantly better goal difference than Breisgau. Bayer Leverkusen is in third place with just one point more within striking distance.
With only 14 points after 26 match days, the Fürth team have to intensify their plans for the lower house. Only in the 2012/13 season did they lose so much at home in the Bundesliga against Borussia Dortmund (1:6). Leipzig, on the other hand, remains unbeaten in their 23rd Bundesliga game against a promoted team.
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In front of 9418 spectators, Jamie Leweling’s Fürther opening goal in the 4th minute seemed like a provocation to the Leipzig team, who were initially taken by surprise. André Silva (17th), Emil Forsberg (32nd), Konrad Laimer (35th) and Benjamin Henrichs (45th) quickly punished helpless Franconians on the defensive in the first half.
Mohamed Simakan (59th) and the always dangerous Christopher Nkunku with his 15th goal of the season (69th) made the Fürth debacle perfect. RB only managed six goals abroad in the elite class in 2017/18 at Hertha BSC (6: 2).
Leipzig without Klostermann, Olmo and Kampl
The people of Leipzig were initially even surprised by the bold Fürth team. The Franconians, with the courage of six previously unbeaten home games, initially put the guests under heavy pressure in the courageous 4-3-3 system. Leweling then slipped past Amadou Haidara on the right, leaving a stunned Josko Gvardiol, slipped, got back up and hit the near corner for the lead.
The world of Fürth was still fine then: Jamie Leweling scored early to make it 1-0
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Leipzig needed a few minutes to sort itself out. For a short time, coach Domenico Tedesco had to do without defender Lukas Klostermann, as well as attacking player Dani Olmo and midfielder Kevin Kampl. The reorganized Leipzig team needed some warm-up time. Angelino then aimed for Silva on the left, the Portugal international getting through Nick Viergever and heading in to level.
From here on, RB had control against a holey Fürth defensive. First, Forsberg keeper Andreas Linde looked bad with his goal from a distance, then Leipzig put in a turbo counterattack: Laimer completed the double strike at lightning speed via the stations Silva and Nkunku.
Fürth was only an astonished observer. Nkunku danced around his opponents in the box and brought Angelino into play. Henrichs, who stormed into the penalty area from the back area, used the Spaniard’s cross to decide the game after just 45 minutes.
RB no longer had to press the gas pedal after the change of sides, ball control was the priority. Simakan and Nkunku made the class difference clear with their hits. To make matters worse, Maximilian Bauer from Fürth had to be replaced bleeding after a goal by Yussuf Poulsen.
