The decisive man for coach Marco Rose’s team was once again Juwel Xavi Simons, who paved the way to victory with a magic goal (8th). Lois Openda added in the second half (77th), before Benjamin Henrichs made the game exciting again with an own goal (81st). But RB saved the result over time.
“A great atmosphere, great fans. But we played a very good first half and found good solutions,” said midfielder Emil Forsberg at DAZN: “We had a bit of problems in the second half, that’s not easy here. In the end we won and moved on.”
Leipzig lost 2-0 to Mainz 05 in the league on Saturday. The Tuesday before, the Saxons had been eliminated from the cup by VfL Wolfsburg.
In Leipzig’s 1-0 win in Belgrade, Xavi had several players out before he flicked the ball into the far corner with his right. The 20-year-old has been on loan from Paris Saint-Germain to Leipzig since the summer. He is scheduled to return to Paris next year.
2023-11-07 21:54:00
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