Leipzig overwhelms Eintracht Frankfurt and reaches the quarter-finals

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A brace from⁤ Loïs ‌Openda and RB Leipzig emerged from⁢ their ‌torpor by eliminating Bayern second in the Bundesliga.

Stalled for more than a month,RB⁢ Leipzig won 3-0‍ against Eintracht Frankfurt in the round of 16 of the German cup at home on Wednesday evening,giving coach ‌Marco Rose ‌a breath⁣ of fresh air.

The day after the elimination of Bayern, the Bundesliga leaders, by Bayer leverkusen, it was ‌Eintracht ⁣Frankfurt, Munich’s first pursuer in the ‍league (26 points against ​30) who fell⁤ in the German ‍Cup against ⁤RB Leipzig.

On Wednesday evening, the goals of ⁤Leipzig, ‍two-time Cup⁤ winners in⁣ 2022 and 2023, were scored by⁣ Benjamin Sesko‌ (31st) and​ Lois Openda (50th ⁢and 58th), served⁢ each time by the Norwegian nugget antonio Nusa.

Frankfurt had not ⁤lost since 19‌ October and ⁤lost 2-1 ‍in the away game against​ leverkusen, ⁢putting together eight wins and ‌a draw ⁢in all competitions, while⁢ leipzig had ⁣not won since the round of 16‍ of the Cup (4 -2 against Sankt Pauli).

For its second goal, Openda went to celebrate the brace with coach Marco ⁣Rose, under pressure⁤ after a negative series in​ the ‍league (one point ‍out of 12 possible in the last four matchdays) and in the ‍Champions League (five defeats in as⁢ many matches​ ).

The ⁤results

(+) Cologne ⁤(D2) ⁢- Hertha⁤ Berlin (D2)​ 2 – 1 ​(ap)

(+) Wolfsburg (P1) – Hoffenheim (1​ P) 3 – 0

(+)⁣ RB Leipzig (P1) – Eintracht Frankfurt (P1) 3 – 0

Karlsruhe (D2) ⁣- Augsbourg (D1) 4 – 5 tab⁣ (2-2 ‍ap)

(+) Bielefeld (P3) – ‍Freiburg (P1) 3 -​ 1

Regensburg (P2) – (+) Stuttgart (P1) 0 – 3

Bayern Munich (1 P) – ‍(+) Bayer Leverkusen ‌(1 P)‍ 0 – 1

(+) werder Bremen ⁤(P1) – ⁣Darmstadt (P2)⁢ 1⁢ – 0

The ⁤draw ‌is scheduled for Sunday 15 December. The quarter-finals are⁢ scheduled for ⁢8, ⁤9, 25 and 26 February.

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