The change theme around national striker Werner is more interesting in Leipzig than the dreary topicality of the Bundesliga against the bottom of SC Paderborn. According to RB boss Mintzlaff, the exit clause has not yet been drawn. The Saxons confirm a 100 million deal.
Leipzig (dpa) - RB Leipzig has carelessly gambled away two more points in the fight for a Champions League spot against the bottom of SC Paderborn.
The impending transfer from striker Timo Werner to Chelsea and the 100 million deal with donor Red Bull also overshadowed the Saxony's renewed setback after a long outnumbered. The 1-1 (1-0) was already the seventh draw from the last eleven games and the third division of points in a home game after the Corona break.
Patrik Schick (27.) brought the Saxon Bundesliga club into the lead based on Werner's presentation. After a yellow-red card for Dayot Upamecano (44th), the decimated Leipzig team had to work more than expected in the second half. Christian Strohdiek then shocked the Leipzig team with equalization in the second minute of added time and gave Paderborn the theoretical remaining chance of remaining in the class.
Despite Nagelsmann's warning that "Paderborn can also take away parts of our goals," RB initially set the tone. With the recovered Kevin Kampl, RB had a lot of speed in building the game. In the front, Werner and Schick whirled for clever passes by Christopher Nkunku. The RB leadership initially prevented SC keeper Leopold Zingerle, who parried a dangler from Nkunku to the corner. Then Werner (17th), running away on the left, was too selfish. Instead of fitting into the free-standing chic, the striker, who wanted to change, got stuck. Ten minutes later he hung up for Schick, who hit the lead from a good 14 meters with a low shot.
After Paderborn's Klaus Gjasula saw his 16th warning this season and thus set the card record of Tomasz Hajto (MSV Duisburg / 1998/99), RB weakened himself shortly before the break. Upamecano, who otherwise acted fairly, saw yellow Red.
Nagelsmann made the switch after the change because Paderborn courageously played along - as requested by coach Steffen Baumgart. For Upamecano, he brought Marcel Halstenberg into central defense and switched to a chain of five. For this goal scorer had to get out. The guests, who had been victorious since January 25, disrupted the RB game structure early on.
Werner (66.) had the great chance of 2-0, from outside the penalty area he shot past the goal. Christopher Antwi-Adjei (70th) gave Paderborn the opportunity to equalize. Four minutes before the end, he hit the outside network again. Strohdiek then made the draw.
Before the game, RB CEO Oliver Mintzlaff continued to guess at the permanent topic Werner. There is therefore no official request from Chelsea FC for the striker. "So far, Timo Werner has not drawn the clause from us, nor has any club sent us a transfer contract. So far, nothing is dry," Mintzlaff told Sky. In parallel, a deal was announced. RB confirmed on the sidelines of the game a million dollar coup with donor Red Bull. The debt relief of 100 million euros for the 2018/2019 financial year strengthened the grassball players their equity.
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