Werder Bremen upset RB Leipzig before the winter break and put a stop to their winning streak

After just over half an hour, however, Bremen missed several chances - the best through Felix Agu (32'), whose attempt was cleared off the line by Lukeba, and Jens Stage, whose volley went over the goal (35'). It was the phase in which RB wavered, but then suddenly celebrated. A header from Yussuf Poulsen after a rebound off the post landed in the net. However, the Dane was slightly offside when Amadou Haidara shot. The score remained 0-0 at the break.

Duck shot grazes the crossbar

But not for long after the break. After Forsberg had scored and set up a goal in the 3-1 win over TSG 1899 Hoffenheim on Saturday, the future Red Bull New York pro set up Openda's goal with a fine pass. However, the Belgian needed more than one attempt to get the ball in, even though Bremen looked anything but confident in the scene - especially not Christian Groß.

Openda's missed chance took its revenge

However, they were determined not to continue their poor run of six defeats against Leipzig and stepped up the pressure again. A shot from international Marvin Ducksch grazed the crossbar (55').

A few minutes later, Forsberg's era finally came to an end after nine years when he left the pitch after a good hour. Coach Marco Rose was the first to hug the Swede on the sidelines, while the fans chanted Forsberg's name. His teammates now had to make sure that he would say goodbye with a win. Openda missed the opportunity to calm his nerves a little later on. And that paid off when Njinmah took the measure.

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