At the seventh attempt: RB Leipzig clinches victory in the premier class

Raum: First jubilation, then disappointment

They saw Leipzig's first good combination down the right-hand side after eight minutes, but Loïs Openda's finish was too harmless. Things went better eleven minutes later. Christoph Baumgartner's pass after winning the ball was intercepted, but the ball landed at the feet of Xavi Simons. The Dutchman found David Raum on the left and, after his equally flat and sharp pass, Sesko only had to keep his foot in the center.

Both teams initially remained at roughly the same level, and Maximiliano Araujo (29) had the equalizer on his feet in a respectable game. However, Baumgartner intervened at the highest level. Shortly afterwards, Raum was celebrating wildly, but the international's goal (32) was taken back after video evidence. Openda was offside. Shortly before the break, Raum (43) was on hand at the back to block a shot from Ivan Fresneda, who was free in the penalty area.

Haidara and the post

The entertainment level remained high. Simons (48) curled around two Sporting defenders in the penalty area, but shot over the empty goal. Amadou Haidara (51) failed to hit the post with his shot from distance. Lisbon coach Rui Borges had seen enough and brought on his star player Gyökeres in the 55th minute.

He needed about 20 minutes to get going. A good 25 meters from goal, the Swede received the ball, allowed RB defender Willi Orban to run with him briefly before leaving him standing and firing the ball into the corner. It was Gyökeres' sixth top-flight goal in seven games this season.

Poulsen does not have anywhere near as good a record. But the RB attacker still scored straight away for Leipzig.

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