Eliminated by Real Madrid in the round of 16 of the current edition, Leipzig slept in the positions that give access to the next Champions League after walking the field of Cologne today (1-5). Loïs Openda, third leading scorer in the Bundesliga, scored two goals and had 19.
Lead by Dani Olmo and Xavi Simons, two players who came out of the Barcelona youth academy, who performed at a high level, Marco Rose’s team It hands the second-to-last team in the Bundesliga and temporarily puts it in fourth place, two points ahead of Borussia Dortmund, who host Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday.
Great triangulation and Simons opened the scoring
Replace the last game against Darmstadt, There are no rounds at this time for Dani Olmo, unbalanced whenever he is with Xavi Simons, Marco Rose’s differential players.
So it was 0-1 after a quarter of an hour with a great triangulation at the first touch of Leipzig’s attack. The central Willi Orban He broke the lines with a filter pass to Olmo, he linked up with Sesko and he gave up behind to Simons burst into the area and was overtaken on his way out to Marco Schwabe.
Cologne ties
Leipzig took their first chance but Cologne responded in kind three minutes later from a corner. Eric Martel headed in at the near post and Sargis Adamyan, in the second, only had to push the ball into the net.
After 1-1, Leipzig struggled to string together plays until Loïs Openda had a goal disallowed for offside. Olmo reactivated himself and tried his luck with three very dangerous shots.
The first was rejected by Schwabe and Sesko, alone, finished high. And the Terrassa playmaker’s second attempt, from the edge of the area, was very close to the post.
Elm, in the post
In addition, Olmo came even closer to scoring after a corner when a ball fell to him and he unleashed a low shot with his left foot, turning, that deflected off the post.
Leipzig finished the first half much the better of a Cologne team that didn’t cause them any problems in defense and Openda also scored when chasing a great pass from Simons but ran into Schwabe.
Open double
In the second half, the energetic team flew against an increasingly harassed rival and, with three goals in just eight minutes, they finished the game. As in 0-1, the second goal came after another combination of shots between Xaver Schlager, Sesko and Simons, who gave a pass for Openda to score in an empty goal (63′).
The Belgian increased the lead with a cross from David Raum that headed into the net after hitting the post (67′).
A strong Leipzig
In a good second half, Leipzig were very strong in attack with two more goals against a Cologne team that completely evaporated. Amadou Haidara achieved fourth on a rebound with an unappealable low shot (70′) and newcomer Yussuf Poulsen completed the small hand (82′) when he took advantage of a cross from Benjamin Henrichs, finished with a good touch inside.
Leipzig picked up a third league victory in a row, while Cologne are without a win for six consecutive days and will drop into the relegation places tomorrow if Mainz, who have a meager two points, beat Bochum at home tomorrow.
match lineup
1
18
17
6
fifteen
24
40
8
23
Eleven
35
1
39
22
8
4
23
7
24
17
30
twenty
RheinEnergieSTADION
Péter Gulácsi1
Benjamin Henrichs39
82′
David Raum22
Amadou Haidara8
69′
71′
82′
Willi Orbán4
Castello Lukeba23
85′
65′
72′
Dani Olmo7
80′
Xavier Schlager24
17′
79′
Lois Openda17
62′
66′
74′
72′
Benjamin Sesko30
74′
48′
87′
Xavi Simonstwenty
14′
61′
Replacements
Janis Blaswichtwenty-one
87′
Mohamed Simakan2
82′
Christopher Lenz3
The Chadaille Bitshiabu5
85′
80′
Eljif Elmas6
79′
Nicolas Seiwald13
72′
Christoph Baumgartner14
74′
Kevin Kampl44
82′
72′
Yussuf Poulsen9
74′
81′
coach
Timo Schultz
Marco Rose
Source: La Verdad
I’m Rose Herman and I work as an author for Today Times Live. My expertise lies in writing about sports, a passion of mine that has been with me since childhood. As part of my job, I provide comprehensive coverage on everything from football to tennis to golf.
