DFB Cup: RB Leipzig walks into the semifinals

Lightweight, easy, sometimes casual: Vizemister RB Leipzig has been faired in the DFB trophy of its favorite role and has effortlessly reached the semi-final.

• RB Leipzig from the beginning to highly concentrated
• Counter tactics are not on

The currently Best Round Team of the Oberhaus sat down with the second division Hannover 96 with 4: 0 (2: 0). The success of the Saxony was at no time endangered.

"That was a sovereign away game of my team. It was all around a round football evening. It was important that we did not underestimated the opponent who had come to the quarterfinals without conceding to the quarterfinals," said Trainer Domenico Tedesco.

Torjäger Christopher Nkunku made 25,000 spectators in Hannover sold-out World Cup Arena already in the first half for clear conditions. The Frenchman, who has already achieved 14 goals in the league, was successful in the 17th minute of central position and only five minutes later from acute angle. For the other goals Konrad Laimer (67.) provided a flat shot and Andre Silva (73.).

RB Leipzig from the beginning to highly concentrated

After three Bundesliga victories in a row, last year's pokal finalist from the first minute went highly concentrated to works. The fact that Tedesco had rotated seven new players in the starting formation did not demolish the game flow.

The second league twelfth Hannover, who had reached the round of the last eight without the goal of the last eight and had been in the second round for the Leipzig League Ligacon Borussia Mönchengladbach final station, had absolutely nothing to order until the side change. Without occasional return passes of his teammates, RB goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi would hardly have had a ball contact.

96-striker Maximilian Beier, already four times successfully in the current competition, was completely set up in the offensive. Thus, no danger went from the North Germans. It took until the 50th minute before the Lower Saxony could fight her first corner.

Counter tactics are not on

At this time Hannover coach Christoph Dabrowski had already responded to the lull in the offensive and sent to the field at the beginning of the second half-time Hendrik Weydandt as a second storm tip. The attacking actions of the Cup winner of 1992 seemed somewhat more orderly, but really did not risk.

The guests moved back a little back to the coveted trophy after the early for Master Bayern Munich and CupDeidiger Borussia Dortmund, and put more than in the first round on counterattack, which were initially not played cleanly to the end.

But Tedescos players kept the game control and stayed over long distances the dominant team.