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Leipzig (AP) - RB Leipzig has dethroned the defensive kings of VfL Wolfsburg and is only two wins away from the greatest success in the club's history.
The Saxons won in the quarter-finals of the DFB Cup 2-0 (0-0) against the previous eight games without conceding a goal.
Yussuf Poulsen (63rd) and Hee-chan Hwang (88th) scored Leipzig with their goals for the second time after 2019 in the semifinals.
For Poulsen, who gave VfL the first goal after 818 minutes, it was the fifth cup goal this season.
This means that the Leipzigers, who are only two points behind Bayern in the Bundesliga, have another chance to win the title this season.
Especially since the record cup winner from Munich is no longer represented in the competition.
VfL, on the other hand, proved to be RB's favorite opponents in the cup.
In the fifth duel, the Leipziger prevailed for the fourth time.
Also because Wolfsburg's striker Wout Weghorst put a penalty over the gate (26th).
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«The cup is all or nothing.
And we want everything! ”Said Wolfsburg's coach Oliver Glasner as a motto.
Accordingly, the two teams, which have been performing so strongly for weeks, played an intense, competitive game and underlined why they are in second and third place in the Bundesliga.
RB coach Julian Nagelsmann, who loudly denounced one or the other referee decision, also showed full commitment.
VfL traveled to Leipzig with the proud record of eight competitive games without conceding a goal.
Why Wolfsburg goalkeeper Koen Casteels is so difficult to beat was demonstrated by the Belgian in the eleventh minute when he defused Christopher Nkunku's header with a maddening parade.
At the second big chance in Leipzig, Casteels was lucky that Justin Kluivert's header from a short distance was more like a return (18th).
RB did not show the failures of top performers Marcel Sabitzer, Angeliño and Marcel Halstenberg and acted extremely powerfully and found gaps in the strong VfL defense.
The Wolfsburg, however, relied on quick switching moments and proved to be an uncomfortable opponent.
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Only one slip by Weghorst prevented the guests from taking the lead in the 26th minute.
The Dutchman put the penalty kick well over the goal when, of all things, his leg slipped away when he shot.
The video referee had previously intervened, because when Kevin Mbabu shot, he was hit in the foot by Nkunku.
More good opportunities from Xaver Schlager (38th) and Renato Steffen (45th) defused Leipzig goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi.
The second half started like the first - with a save by Casteels, who got the upper hand when Poulsen shot (51.).
A little later, the goalkeeper was defeated.
After a strong counterattack and a double one-two with the recently substituted Alexander Sörloth, Poulsen hit with a deflected shot.
Wolfsburg tried everything again, but Josip Brekalo didn't have more than one chance (78th).
Instead, Hwang made everything clear.
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