2023-12-16 19:57:18
Thanks to Emil Forsberg in what was probably his last home game for RB Leipzig, the Saxons have moved up to third place in the German football league for the time being. The team around the 32-year-old Swede, who is about to move to Red Bull New York, won 3-1 (1-1) at home against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim on Saturday evening. Borussia Dortmund, on the other hand, couldn’t win at FC Augsburg either and remains in fifth place after the 1-1 draw.
The three clubs at the bottom of the table each suffered defeats: Union Berlin (10 points) lost 3-0 in Bochum, Mainz and Darmstadt (9 each) lost 1-0 at home to Heidenheim and Wolfsburg respectively. The fans in all stadiums expressed their great displeasure with the German football league’s investor deal.
In Leipzig, Ozan Kabak (42nd) equalized for the guests after Lukas Klostermann (34th) took the lead. Four minutes after coming on as a substitute for ÖFB team kicker Christoph Baumgartner, Forsberg put Leipzig back in the lead with a dream goal; the super technician prepared Mohamed Simakan’s goal (74th). With the victory, RB moved past VfB Stuttgart, who have to face Bayern Munich in their top rival duel on Sunday. Xaver Schlager played through at Leipzig, Nicolas Seiwald sat on the bench. Florian Grillitsch came to the break at Hoffenheim.
Dortmund, however, is in danger of losing touch with the top group. After the powerful performance in the Champions League against Paris Saint-Germain, Borussia was again in largely sobering Bundesliga form without Marcel Sabitzer (substitute). After just one win from seven games, the runner-up can tick off their longed-for championship goal, currently ten points behind league leaders Bayer Leverkusen.
After a rustic running duel with Nico Schlotterbeck, captain Ermedin Demirovic gave Augsburg the lead in the 23rd minute. Donyell Malen (35th) equalized, but missed the tangible decision several times (64th, 86th, 88th). Shortly before the end, Augsburg goalkeeper Finn Dahmen (88th) quickly directed a side kick from Niclas Füllkrug onto the post. The frosty atmosphere at BVB is also fueling rumors about the future of coach Edin Terzic.
In VfL Bochum’s 3-0 win against Union Berlin, Kevin Stöger scored the final score with a penalty (78th). The Bochum team is already six points ahead of the relegation place occupied by the Berlin team.
In protest against the investor deal, there were banners in all arenas saying “We will not be part of your deal – screw DFL!” to read. In the first twelve minutes it remained quiet in many stadiums. The time span of twelve minutes was chosen in reference to the “twelfth man”, i.e. the fans.
At the game in Bochum, Union Berlin fans caused a four-minute interruption in the game when they threw a large number of tennis balls and chocolate coins onto the lawn after twelve minutes. The Darmstadt fans are angry with their board because they voted for the deal. “Our vote should have prevented the DFL investor,” one poster said.
At the general meeting on Monday, the DFL received a mandate from the professional clubs to begin concrete negotiations with a strategic marketing partner. A financial investor should pay up to one billion euros for a percentage share of the TV revenue. The contract should have a maximum term of 20 years. This agreement is met with rejection by many club supporters.
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