Leipzig, who were ranked 4th before the game, ushered in the 33rd round of the Bundesliga, and Leipzig sat at their home PK Bremen team, the four-time winner of the Bundesliga and ranked 11th before the game.
Before the game, Leipzig had been unbeaten in 10 consecutive games in all competitions (7 wins, 3 draws), while Bremen had been unbeaten in 3 consecutive games in all competitions before the game, which shows that Bremen's form is not as good as that of Leipzig. In the last 6 meetings between the two sides, Leipzig won 4 and drew 2 to beat Bremen and was in an absolute upper hand, so less than 30% of fans before the game believed that the visiting Bremen team could overturn the Leipzig team.
In the 36th minute, Sewald's header cleared the ball and inadvertently put the ball into his own goal, helping the visiting Bremen team to take the lead.
In the 62nd minute, Simakan made a wonderful pass, and Sheshko volleyed it to help Leipzig equalize.
In the end, Leipzig, who played at home, was blocked by Bremen and were winless for 2 consecutive rounds, while Bremen remained unbeaten in 4 consecutive rounds. In the first time after the game, Leipzig continued to rank fourth with 64 points, while 5 points behind Bayern in third.