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Only the icing on the cake is missing: RB satisfied even without a record

Only the icing on the cake is missing: RB satisfied even without a record
RB Leipzig ended the season with a defeat / Photo: Philipp von Ditfurth/dpa
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Leipzig's joy is only briefly dampened by the botched finish. Two shooting stars stand out again in Freiburg. Will they see each other at the World Cup? One Austrian is sure to be there - and confident.

The small dent in RB Leipzig's final spurt was something they would have liked to have avoided, but the Saxons' summary of the season was still positive. This 1:4 (1:2) defeat at SC Freiburg at the end of the season really hurt, said Christoph Baumgartner. It felt like they had "given the game away a bit". But overall, they had also "done a lot, a lot right over the year".

Even before the final matchday of the Bundesliga, it was clear that RB would return to the Champions League in third place after a year away. The big goal for this season was therefore achieved. It was also "a bit too comfortable a life", joked goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi about the time without international competition.

The icing on the cake, the possible club internal points record in the league, was missed by the Saxons due to the defeat in Freiburg. Because they lacked consistency, as coach Ole Werner criticized. Especially from SC's resting balls. Nevertheless, the anticipation of the comeback in the premier class prevailed.

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The team had been working towards playing again during the week, said veteran Gulacsi. The Hungarian, who lost his starting place to Belgian Maarten Vandevoordt over the course of the season, was given another start in Breisgau - and was just as much in the spotlight as two of Leipzig's shooting stars this season: Yan Diomande and Assan Ouedraogo.

Diomande, the nimble Ivorian, scored 13 goals in his debut season at RB and set up ten more. Could the attacking star even face off against Ouedraogo at the World Cup this summer?

He doesn't know, said the young team-mate about a possible call-up for the German national team. However, it would be a surprise. In November, the 20-year-old Ouedraogo, who scored a remarkable goal in Freiburg, made his debut for the DFB team. He was then stopped by a knee injury. "The hope is there, but I can only wait," said Ouedraogo.

Baumgartner's numbers are convincing

However, another of Leipzig's key players is certain to be involved in the World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico this season. Midfield strategist Baumgartner impressed with a total of 17 goals and nine assists. He is already "really satisfied", said the Austrian. "I think the numbers speak for themselves." Especially for his position, they are "extraordinary".

He has worked hard on himself and has been rewarded for it, said the 26-year-old. "But that shouldn't be the end. On the contrary: now it's time to get going." What Baumgartner said about himself certainly also applies to the whole team. After the difficult pre-season and the upheaval last summer, they are back on track. And the small dip at the end can be overcome accordingly.

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