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Last minute victory for RB Leipzig! (LIVETICKER to read)
RB Leipzig have stood their ground on the Istanbul thriller and can continue to look forward to reaching the knockout stages of the Champions League.
The semi-finalist from the previous season hopefully celebrated a close 4: 3 (2: 1) win at the group tail Basaksehir Istanbul and enters the final group game on Tuesday at home to Manchester United with nine points. Also, the Saxons have at least the Europa League safe. (Service: Champions League TABLES)
“That was crazy,” RB coach Julian Nagelsmann said after the final whistle. DAZN. “We just have to march like idiots and that’s up to us sometime in the season. So we have to develop a killer gene and decide on a game like that beforehand. You can train that, hopefully we can pull it off.
Sörloth scores in injury time to win
Yussuf Poulsen (26th), Nordi Mukiele (43rd), Dani Olmo (66th) and Alexander Sörloth (90th + 2) scored the goals for Leipzig, Irfan Can Kahveci (45th + 3 / 72. / 85.) scored three times for the Turkish champions. The second Group H game between Manchester United (9 points) and Paris St. Germain (6) did not end until Wednesday night. Dayot Upamecano saw his third yellow card in Istanbul and Leipzig is missing against Manchester. (Service: Champions League SCHEDULE)
The Bundesliga runner-up started out strong and pushed ahead. Coach Julian Nagelsmann had ordered his regulars Marcel Sabitzer, Emil Forsberg and Poulsen back to the starting lineup. Forsberg was free after three minutes from twelve meters, but missed.
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The Turkish champions, who had beaten Manchester 2-1 at home, initially left the action to the guests and withdrew. A shot by Can over the RB goal was for a long time the only dangerous scene for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s favorite club.
After almost half an hour, the Sturm und Drang in Leipzig was finally rewarded, hopefully. After a long-range shot from captain Sabitzer, Poulsen faked the ball to make Istanbul goalkeeper Mert Günok 1-0. With his first goal of the current Champions League season, the Dane rewarded himself for his great commitment.
RB Leipzig stay awake
Istanbul gave up its defensive stance a bit. Former Hoffenheimer Demba Ba (37th) appeared completely free against the Leipzig case, but goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi was there with a great feat. A short time later, veteran Martin Skrtel Poulsen got up and saw yellow.
Leipzig stayed awake and used the rooms that were now opened. Again it was the boisterous Forsberg who served Mukiele in the fall. The French made it 2-0 with his first goal in the European Cup. But it was still exciting. Before the break, Basaksehir gave the answer. He can overcome RB’s defense with a long-range shot placed.
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As the season progressed, the Turks increased the pressure and barely let the Bundesliga team develop. The game became a test of nerves. RB made mistakes, Basaksehir got it right with a nice combination game. After a successful attack from the left side, captain Edin Visca (59th) forgave at point-blank range.
It was only after a good hour that the Nagelsmann-Elf switched gears again, approached the hosts earlier and was more frequently invited into the hosts’ penalty area. Forsberg (61st) scored a bit more. Olmo rose to 3-1 shortly after after a strong individual performance. But Can kept the hosts in the race with goals number two and three before Sörloth released the guests in injury time.
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with sports information service (SID)
