Leipzig wins against Hoffenheim - fans celebrate Forsberg

In the stands, New York sporting director Jochen Schneider and coach Sandro Schwarz personally inspected the exceptional footballer's performance after he came on as a substitute in the 66th minute - and he did not disappoint them.

They initially saw a one-sided game. Hoffenheim, who had traveled to the match with five away victories, just stood back against the Saxons. However, RB initially had few creative solutions in their continuous attack. TSG counter-attacked from time to time. After winning the ball, the visitors quickly switched to outnumbered players, but Simakan was able to clear Ihlas Bebou's shot from a half-right position (24') for a corner.

At the other end, John Anthony Brooks almost headed a corner kick (26') into his own goal. Benjamin Henrichs (29) then tried a powerful shot from the edge of the box, which went over the goal. A few seconds later, Poulsen was denied by TSG keeper Oliver Baumann after a through pass from Christoph Baumgartner.

It was a game of patience for the German cup winners. After a free-kick, Poulsen headed the ball into the center, where Simakan initially failed to clear a defender, before Klostermann (34) fired the rebound into the net from two meters. However, the goal was more of a wake-up call for Hoffenheim. After a free-kick, Kabak (42) headed in the equalizer. RB keeper Janis Blaswich, who was running out, failed to catch the ball. Even before the half-time whistle, Kevin Vogt rammed over the otherwise pale Lois Openda in the penalty area without a chance of the ball, and Leipzig vehemently demanded a penalty - to no avail.