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RB Leipzig Thrashes Eintracht Frankfurt in German Cup
RB Leipzig secured a resounding 3-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt in the DFB Pokal Round of 16, played at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig on December 4th, 2024. Despite having less possession (36% vs 64%), Leipzig proved far more clinical in front of goal.
The match started with an offside goal disallowed for Leipzig in the 18th minute, involving Lois Openda. However, Benjamin Sesko opened the scoring for the home side in the 31st minute, assisted by Amadou Nusa. Openda starred in the second half, netting two more goals (49th and 58th minutes), both assisted by Nusa, who was the key figure in Leipzig’s attack.
Eintracht Frankfurt, despite dominating possession, barely threatened the opposition goal. Leipzig’s Seiwald received a yellow card in the 45th minute, while Frankfurt’s Dahoud picked one up in the 87th. Leipzig managed 15 shots, 6 on target, while Frankfurt only had 1 shot on target.
Substitutions eintracht frankfurt: at minute 46 F. Chaibi came in and H. Larsson went out., at minute 55 A. Knauff came in and N. Collins went out., at minute 55 N. Nkounkou came in and M. Gotze went out., at minute 66 O. Hojlund came in and R. Koch went out., at minute 82 M. Dahoud came in and N. Brown went out.
Substitutions rb leipzig: at minute 71 X. Schlager came in and A. Haidara went out., at minute 76 Andre Silva came in and B. Sesko went out., at minute 84 L. Klostermann came in and A. Nusa went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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