Leipzig (Germany) (AFP)
RB Leipzig beat Wolfsburg 2-0 on Wednesday in the quarter-final of the German Cup, of which they become the logical favorites in the absence of Bayern, defending champions eliminated since the round of 16.
Old Danish veteran Yussuf Poulsen opened the scoring after the hour mark (1-0, 63rd), and Hwang-Chan finally released the Saxons in the 88th minute (2-0).
Leipzig, which still has no title to its name since its accession to the first division in 2016, therefore remains in the race for the double this season, since it is currently in second position in the Bundesliga, just two points behind. Bayern.
The other qualified for the semi-finals are Borussia Dortmund, Tuesday winner of Mönchengladbach (1-0) and Holstein Kiel, the D2 team which eliminated Bayern in January.
The last scheduled shift between Jahn Regensburg (D2) and Werder Bremen was postponed sine die after the detection of eight cases of Covid-19 in the Regensburg group.
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