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The Saxons took advantage of Bayer Leverkusen’s mistake and jumped to the top, at least for a short time. However, FC Bayern could move them again tomorrow.
RB Leipzig took over the Bundesliga lead for at least one night. The Saxons prevailed 1-0 (0-0) at VfB Stuttgart on Saturday and gave the Suevi a sporting brake amid their own leadership crisis. Spanish national team player Dani Olmo (67th minute) secured the well-deserved victory for coach Julian Nagelsmann’s team, who are now one point ahead of FC Bayern. However, a draw against FSV Mainz 05 would be enough for Munich on Sunday (6pm / on the live ticker on t-online) to overtake RB again.
Stuttgart are without a win at home this season and slide to eleventh place in the table. Furthermore, only 1. FC Köln have conceded more goals in their own stadium than Stuttgart. There was only half-positive VfB news before kickoff. In a surprising conversation before the game, CEO Thomas Hitzlsperger and President Claus Vogt took a step toward each other in their heated discussion.
Kobel saves Forsberg from penalty
Both even followed the game side by side in the stands. From a “conversation between men,” Vogt wrote on Twitter. “It was not the best days that were left behind, but today’s conversation gives me confidence that we will solve the next tasks in the interest of VfB,” Hitzlsperger announced on his Twitter channel.
Then they both watched a game that took a few minutes to gain momentum. It got tricky for the first time after 21 minutes when VfB defender Pascal Stenzel fouled Leipzig’s Emil Forsberg in the penalty area. For the subsequent penalty kick, the Swedish international took it himself, and was missed by goalkeeper Gregor Kobel, who directed the ball with his right leg towards the lower edge of the crossbar. So two of Leipzig’s last three penalties missed the mark.
Both teams competed in somewhat unusual ways with a back four and extremely compact, which is why the game initially remained largely without spectacular highlights. Only after the break did Leipzig get stronger in terms of opportunities. Amadou Haidara (47th) and Forsberg (48th) initially gave the best chances, only Olmo did better. Stenzel headed a cross from Angeliño, but the ball fell at the far post for the Spaniard and Olmo put it into the goal from a few meters. Stuttgart, on the other hand, was surprisingly harmless this time. The biggest chance was missed by forward defender Waldemar Anton (86th), who missed free in front of goal against RB goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi, who reacted strongly.
