Berlin. It doesn’t look like good football for a long time. There is little to suggest a defense of the 2022 cup win. It somehow smells like overtime and agony. Then the Red Bulls hit Eintracht Frankfurt twice mercilessly and took the match in front of 74,322 fans and the Pleiße. Christopher Nkunku (71st) and Dominik Szoboszlai (85th) hit the mark for RB and SGE. Head coach Marco Rose’s men turn a good RB season into the best ever, celebrating a historic title defense at a historic site. Eintracht remains the participation in the Conference League and the realization that in some places less is more.
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Eintracht-Noch President Peter Fischer provided this afternoon discussion at the SGE fan festival: “They (from Leipzig) come in with brown trousers.” don’t buy it.” If you can do it this way, you can also do it differently.
First chance by Timo Werner – Trapp saves
Sensational distortions cannot be found in Marco Rose’s list. Janis Blaswich is in goal, with Benny Henrichs, Willi Orban, Lukas Klostermann and Marcel Halstenberg defending in front of it. In the engine room, defensive midfield, Konrad Laimer and Amadou Haidara slip into overalls. Dominik Szoboszlai, sitting on a packed gym bag and struggling to keep up the cold water, forms a talented offensive trio with Dani-stays-longer-Olmo and the Londoner-to-be, Christopher Nkunku. Despite a clumsiness during the final training session (the national striker twisted his ankle), Timo Werner is assigned the part of the hard-to-grasp wisp.
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The Leipzig hours before the game look like this: 1 p.m., gentle physical exercises in and and Hotel De Rome, then lunch, nap, cup dreams. 4:30 p.m.: nutritious endgame food, a good hour later short and crisp team meeting. Escorted departure to the 80th German Cup final at around 6.15 p.m., at 6.45 p.m. the two team buses disappear in the historical monument Olympic Stadium.
Straight into the match and the first top chance. RB has them. The cup defender switched quickly and provided a clear shot for Timo Werner (4th). In front of his DFB colleague Kevin Trapp, the national player only manages a kind of stocking bump, which just about makes it into the keeper’s arms. The atmosphere is better than the game, the next excitement of the dynamic attrition has Randal Kolo Munai, who wets Blaswich’s side netting (16th). The final drags on, takes place primarily in spheres that are not dangerous to score, and loses precision, courage and penetrating power close to the goal. You take each other’s space, time and ball, set body language signals and, despite highly talented actors, hardly any footballing accents.
RB more grippy and also more dominant after the restart
Shortly before half-time, the grip of the match is released, preventing SGE warhorse Sebastian Rode against Christopher Nkunku from a dangerous conclusion. It stays at 0:0. A kick that stays in a tactical corset and is accordingly unenjoyable. Halftime, talks, thoughts, rumours. Max Eberl and Bayern – is there something to it? The Munich TZ is sure. Yes, sure, Uli Hoeneß and Eberl are thick ink. But there are passions that have to wait for togetherness and fulfillment. Uli & Max are like Camilla & Charles. They will find each other one day far away.
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restart. A goal wouldn’t be bad to get the stick and finger out of this number. As always, Laimer pulls on the chains, dragged the game to Leipzig in the 3-1 win in Munich. Speaking of Bayern and Laimer: The 25-year-old Malocher had invited the RB team to the Italian in Markkleeberg during the week. For a farewell dinner. The Austrian has signed a five-year contract with FC Bayern and has really earned it.
The first eye-catcher of the second 45 minutes has to do with pyromaniac posts on both sides. The stadium announcer talks his mouth fuzzy, could also address his words to his hairdresser, mindful of the never dying stupidity and ignorance of various visitors. Willi Orban saves from a Kolo Muani cross. Yussuf Poulsen comes on after an hour for the unfit Werner. He could have come for three or four other teammates. Then Janis Blaswich punches a volley from world champion Mario Götze to the side.
Nkunku redeems RB – Szoboszlai puts the deck on it
RB hardly takes place offensively, combinations over several stations do not work, there is an urgent need for more strength and conviction in the actions of Rose’s men. Then it hits the Eintracht network. Christopher Nkunku pulls in Nkunku style, pulls away. Durable becomes untenable with Evan Ndicka. The SGE defender deflects the shot – 1: 0 for RB (71st). RB now has the famous momentum, stays offensive and on the trigger with Xaver Schlager for Amadou Haidara. Poulsen rams a Szoboszlai corner 50 centimeters over the goal with his head (79′). In the 85th minute, Szoboszlai put the lid on with his 2-0.
After the game is before the party at the stadium. Well after midnight, the takeover of the in-club Theater Berlin at Potsdamer Platz increases. The heroes’ journey home to Leipzig is scheduled to start at ten o’clock on Sunday. Then the celebration continues.
LVZ