Voltizemeister RB Leipzig is once again a champion contender. Five days after Mainz had a very weak start to the season, the new coach Jesse Marsch’s team defeated Stuttgart VfB as the title 4-0 (1-0). The outstanding Dominique Sobosley (38th and 52nd minutes) made his debut in the starting lineup, Emile Forsberg (46th) and Andre Silva (65th/penalty) scored for the powerful and happy Leipzig team, and they nailed VfB at halftime. The Swabians trained by Pellegrino Matarazzo lost their top spot in the Bundesliga simply by conceding a goal.
Leipzig decides the first half
In the first Bundesliga heads-up matchup, Leipzig was clear in the first half. Compared with FSV Mainz 05’s 0:1, Marsch changed his team to three positions. The captain of the Bayern team, Marcel Sabitzer, did not sit on the bench until the 68th minute.Cheered by 23,100 fans in the Leipzig Arena, RB played extremely fiercely-Forsberg fired the first shot, VfB goalkeeper Florian Muller Parry (5th).
“We are ready for a wonderful performance,” Marsch said before the match against his compatriot Matarazzo, who had faced him as a player in a game in the United States. VfB took action-also affected by the RB game-more cautiously than the fierce 5:1 against SpVgg Greuther Fürth at the beginning. Hamadi Al Ghaddioui checked RB goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi (10th).
Leipzig’s pressing effect is very good, especially Fosberg and Soboslet in the Swabian defense caused a huge turmoil. Mueller had to stretch quite a bit through Christopher Nkunku’s deflected cross to prevent a 0:1 at this earlier point in time (15th). Both Marsh and Matarazzo stood on the edge of the coaching area time and time again, trying to influence the game.Masch pulled his rookie aside in the 23rd minute Silva Excited, but made the miller dismissive.
Opportunities for leadership
The VfB goalkeeper has much more to do than the Stuttgartians want. Only a few rescue attacks led to dangerous movements in the Leipzig restricted area. Algadio had a good chance of taking the lead in the first half: replacing Karadzic was still sitting on the bench after being infected in the 73rd minute, and did not get enough pressure after the ball (33rd minute).
In addition, VfB, who had lost five straight in the previous six Bundesliga matches against RB, allowed himself to be pushed into his own half. Szoboszlai used his shot from the edge of the penalty area after a playback error in Stuttgart to reward the brave Leipzig follow-up. The lead is absolutely well-deserved, with a 16:4 shot in the first half-even more reassuring after 15 seconds of the second round.
Forsberg’s composure
From the very beginning, the Leipzigians posed in front of the guests, and Fosberg remained calm after being presented close to Muller by Silva. After Szoboszlai’s feat, fans celebrated for their professional players and cheered even more. The Hungarian wanted to use his free kick as a sharp cross into the penalty area, but the ball kicked hard and passed everyone into Mueller’s goal.
Florian Badstübner blew a penalty after a handball in his 100th Bundesliga game, opening the next goal. Silva scored his first goal on the RB jersey. At least now the game has been decided, and then RB’s pace has dropped out of the game a bit.
