Leipzig in the premier class, St. Pauli in great need

Minute of silence and a flag

Leipzig's last home game began with a moment of silence. In memory of the two people killed in the rampage in the city center on Monday and the numerous injured, both teams gathered in the center circle for a minute's silence. The fan block waived their flags, only a black and white Leipzig flag was waved. A large banner read: "Leipzig stands together - no matter how dark the hour."

The atmosphere had been glorious shortly beforehand. The club had invited the 2016 team, which was promoted to the Bundesliga ten years ago. RB architect Ralf Rangnick also made an appearance and was greeted with warm words from the supervisory board member Oliver Mintzlaff, who does not always see eye to eye with him: "Ralf Rangnick laid the foundation stone, he deserves special thanks."

St. Pauli wanted to lay the foundations for a much-needed win in the relegation battle by keeping a clean sheet for as long as possible. They did this brilliantly for almost the entire first half. Two five-man chains were set up around their own penalty area, which were tightly staggered and kept almost all danger away from their own goal. Leipzig did not overplay the lines, nor did they show the necessary pace. There was just one chance, which Ridle Baku (8') stumbled over.