In the 16th round of the Bundesliga, Leipzig, who are ranked third in the Bundesliga, are away to take on Werder Bremen. Leipzig have had a good season with 10 wins, two draws and three defeats in their first 15 league games, with 32 points and are in the top group of title contenders. In the Champions League, Leipzig won 4 and drew 2 in 6 group games to finish second in the group, and as a result, they were drawn as the favorites in the knockout round, and their luck was not very good. Leipzig have won the last 4 games and are in quite good shape, but they have conceded goals in these games, and the defense is still not very stable. Leipzig face 14th-placed Werder Bremen. The all-time head-to-head record between the two sides Leipzig has an absolute advantage. As a result, Leipzig only managed to get a draw this time.
Leipzig lined up 442 formations in this match. Poulsen and Opponda were paired up in the strikers. Harvey Simmons, Kanpur, Haidara and Forsberg make up a midfield four. Raum, Lukeba, Klostermann and Henrichs started the game in the back four. Brasvich served as the starting goalkeeper.
Lukeba came close to scoring shortly after the start of the game when his shot was denied by the post. Bray also had a good chance as his volley from inside the box was deflected wide. Sturge's close-range shot was kicked wide. Poulsen managed to score, but it was blown off for offside. At half-time, the score was still 0-0!
In the second half, Leipzig made substitutions, and Cimakan came on as a substitute to replace Lukeba. In the 47th minute, Leipzig scored! Forsberg sent a delicate cross, Opponda stepped forward, his push was blocked, and he shot again, but it was still blocked, and this time he actually got an empty goal, and made up for it again, and scored the ball. Leipzig takes the lead!
In the 50th minute, Raum fired a low shot from a tight angle in the box and kicked wide. Six minutes later, Duke fired a shot into the far corner that hit the crossbar and went off the line. In the 63rd minute, Leipzig made a substitution, with Forsberg coming on and Baumgartner coming on as a substitute. In the 75th minute, Bremen equalized! Enking received a pass from Sturge, made a slight adjustment outside the penalty area, and shot from a distance, and the ball went in! This world wave allowed Bremen to complete the equalization! In the end, Leipzig 1-1 Bremen. Leipzig have a total of 33 points, just two points behind defending champions Bayern.