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Leipzig with a win over Schalke's first Bayern pursuer

2020-02-22T19:32:46.337Z


Leipzig remains the first Bayern pursuer. In the 5-0 win at Schalke, the Saxons give the troubled district club no chance. Sabitzer, Werner, Halstenberg, Angelino and Forsberg shoot out the deserved success.


Leipzig remains the first Bayern pursuer. In the 5-0 win at Schalke, the Saxons give the troubled district club no chance. Sabitzer, Werner, Halstenberg, Angelino and Forsberg shoot out the deserved success.

Gelsenkirchen (dpa) - RB Leipzig cannot be shaken off in the title fight of the Bundesliga and remains the first pursuer of Bayern Munich.

With the sovereign and deserved 5: 0 (1: 0) success at the ailing European Cup contender FC Schalke 04, the team of coach Julian Nagelsmann reduced the gap to leaders Bayern Munich, who presented 3: 2 against SC Paderborn on Friday evening had again on a counter.

Marcel Sabitzer with a lightning goal in the first minute, national striker Timo Werner (61.), Marcel Halstenberg (68.), Angelino (81.) and Emil Forsberg (89.) sealed the second season home defeat of the Royal Blues to 61,433 spectators remain in sixth place despite the fifth winless game in a row.

After three weeks of injury due to an ankle joint injury, Suat Serdar was able to take part again in the Royal Blues. The quick Rabbi Matondo, who had scored in the 3-1 win in the first leg in Leipzig, was a bit surprising in the starting XI. The Leipziger started with Patrik Schick in the front line. Konrad Laimer, struck 1-0 in the Champions League game at Tottenham Hotspur, was able to participate under the closed stadium roof.

The Schalke fans, who were not exactly bursting with confidence after the last few appearances, were caught cold after only 57 seconds. RB captain Sabitzer, who was able to take a cross pass from Timo Werner calmly 22 meters before the hosts' goal, took measurements and scored with a powerful long-range shot to the Leipzig leadership.

Goalkeeper Alexander Nübel looked bad at the second fastest goal in Leipzig's Bundesliga history. After a good ten minutes, the nervous keeper dropped the ball without hesitation after a corner, but this had no consequences. Nübel later flew past a high flank.

It took a little while for the Revierclub to recover from the early shock and create its own attacks. But even the last painfully missed Serdar does not give much impetus. With the leadership in the back, the Saxons temporarily withdrew somewhat and waited for their counter-chances after taking the ball.

Until the break, a game without major highlights developed in the top game of match day 23: Schalke struggled and did not record a dangerous shot on goal. Leipzig had everything under control and should have extended the lead after a double chance for the Austrian Sabitzer (31/33).

With Joker Achmed Kutucu, from whom coach David Wagner hoped more effectiveness on the offensive, the hosts came out of the cabin for Matondo. After all, something like a Schalke opportunity sprang up afterwards. But Benito Raman got caught on the left side by attentive RB goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi.

On the other side, it was again the agile Sabitzer (57.) who missed the 2-0 when he missed the corner. Shortly thereafter, Werner did it, who ended his little peat lull with his 21st goal of the season. With Halstenberg's 3-0 header and Angelino's fourth goal, the cool and clever Saxons finally rehabilitated for the 1: 3 first-round defeat against Schalke. In the end, Forsberg also met.

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Source: merkur

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