Leipzig defeated Leverkusen and snatched third place

Leipzig cemented their good form moments and, after beating Bayer Leverkusen at the Bay Arena (0-1), they snatched third place in the Bundesliga. A goal from Dominik Szoboszlai in the second half decided this match at the top of matchday 30 with the Champions League at stake. Both teams are competing for two places with Freiburg, separated by three points, with four games left before the championship ends,

Olmo and Nkunku, reserved

Domenico Tedesco, coach of a Lepzig team that added new days without losing, booked Dani Olmo and Christopher Nkunku, scorer of two goals, after Thursday’s win against Atalanta (0-2) that gave of a pass to the semifinals of the Europa League.

However, Leipzig began to dominate the game by gaining control of the ball, their mark since Tedesco took their bench in December. However, the energetic team did not create chances because they lacked the game between the lines offered by Olmo and Nkunku.

Leverkusen’s reaction and good occasion

After the first 20 minutes in which they were overtaken, Leverkusen gradually equalized the match and their only first half had no chances. Patrik Schick gave a good ball to Moussa Diaby, who in a great position saw how goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi avoided his goal with a great save (28 ‘).

After the break, Tedesco brought in Nkunku for André Silva, and Leipzig had their first big chance in the first minute of play with a low shot from Willi Orban knocking off the post.

After a quarter of an hour, Dani Olmo came in and Leipzig continued to play and play against a Leverkusen defending well until the goal came.

Szoboszlai decided

The energetic warned in the 68th minute with a lengthy pass behind the rival defense that allowed Nordin Mukiele to plant himself on the right against Lukas Hradecky, but he missed his attempt to bite the ball too hard. . The goal.

Charles Aránguiz’s untimely slip resulted in a counter kick by Tyler Adams, which connected with Nkunku and he sent Dominik Szoboszlai, who perfectly cut into the area and pointed out after slightly deflecting Jonathan Tah and tricking Hradecky (69 ‘ ).

Swiss-born Swiss coach Gerardo Seoane ordered some offensive changes in search of the draw, but Leverkusen had no clear option and Leipzig was not prevented from snatching third place in the table.