Beijing time on January 15, 22:30, the 19th round of the Bundesliga, last season's runner-up winner RB Leipzig away to Stuttgart, the first half Andrei Silva scored a penalty, in the second half Nkunku extended the score, RB Leipzig defeated the opponent 2-0, winning two consecutive league games. After entering 2022, RB Leipzig's form has rebounded, making the competition for four more intense.
Just nine minutes into the opening, Nkunku's cross from inside the penalty area hit Mavropanos. The referee believed that the latter deliberately opened his arms to block the route of the ball's flight, so he awarded a penalty.
Andre Silva then headed the ball into the bottom right corner and RB Leipzig successfully broke the deadlock. Last season, Andre Silva unexpectedly pushed Haaland to win the Bundesliga Silver Boot, which was in a slump this season. However, in the last two rounds he scored consecutive goals and scored three goals in one go.
In the 69th minute, Nkunku was the icing on the cake as RB Leipzig extended their advantage 2-0 and directly killed the match.
Nkunku has contributed 17 goals and 9 assists in 27 appearances this season, directly involved in 26 goals, both of which rank first in the team, is the well-deserved midfield engine of RB Leipzig, and its value has risen to 55 million euros. Nkunku said that there is no secret to his outbreak, it is all the result of diligent practice.
In the end, RB Leipzig laughed 2-0 to the end, achieving a season double against Stuttgart. What is more exaggerated is that RB Leipzig has encountered Stuttgart 8 times in the Bundesliga, with a record of 7 wins and 1 draw, 6 of which have maintained a clean sheet, never lost, and the goal conceded is an exaggerated 15-1, which is definitely Stuttgart's nemesis.
At the beginning of the season, RB Leipzig had a sluggish record and was out of the Champions League, failing to reach the knockout rounds for three consecutive seasons, and former manager Mahe was dismissed. After Tedesko took over, RB Leipzig's record picked up, and the record gradually climbed.
In 2022, RB Leipzig won 2 games, the last round 4-1 hanging Mainz, this time a 2-0 victory over Stuttgart, a total of 6 goals.
After this campaign, RB Leipzig's points reached 28 points, although the hope of winning the championship is slim, but it is only 3 points behind Berlin United, and the fight for four is still dramatic.
In the Bundesliga table, Hoffenheim and Berlin United both have 31 points, Freiburg 30 points, Bayer Leverkusen 29 points, RB Leipzig and Cologne 28 points, and Frankfurt 27 points. In other words, there is only a four-point gap between 3rd and 9th, and the Bundesliga race is fierce.