RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund they will dispute the gthe final of the DFB Pokal, the German Cup between two of the great teams of German football. Julian Nagelsmann will try to say goodbye to Leipzig with a title, while the BVB will want to do the same, although he also has the front open of classifying in the top four in the Bundesliga.
The Aurinegro team has had a demanding time through the Pokal. In the round of 16, he beat the Paderborn in the Signal Iduna Park, by 3-2. In the quarterfinals, he managed to defeat the “colts” of the Borussia Mönchengladbach a home 0-1, thanks to a goal from Jadon Sancho in the second half. In the semifinals, they had the most comfortable duel of the tournament by thrashing in the Iduna park to the modest KSV Hosltein, of inferior category, who in the second round gave the great surprise of the tournament by leaving Bayern Munich out.
For his part, RB Leipzig thrashed the Bochum 4-0 in the round of 16, beat the Wolfsburg 2-0 in the quarterfinals, and in the semifinals they beat the Werder Bremen by 1-2, thanks to the many of Hwang-Hee Chan and Emil Forsberg, both in overtime.
Both teams have met in the Bundesliga, actually recently this weekend at the Signal Iduna Park, where he Borussia Dortmund, despite not being able to count on Erling Braut Haaland, won 3-2 (with a goal from Jadon sancho at minute 87) to the energy drink team, so with two dates remaining for the end of the championship, he occupies fourth place and may be in the next edition of the UEFA champions league.
In addition, the Borussia Dortmund took the 1-3 away win in the first round, where a double of Erling Braut Haaland, and the same from Jadon sancho, they gave them the three points in the Red Bull Arena.
The threat of the attacking pair of the Norwegian and the Englishman threatens the team of Nagelsmann, that with its tactical variants and the offensive profile of the Dani Olmo, Sabitzer, Angeliño or Emil Forsberg can do a lot of damage to the weak defensive line of the aurinegro team, currently trained by the interim coach Edin terzic.
Both teams have already announced that there will be changes to both benches at the end of the season. Nagelsmann is marked at Bayern Munich, while Marco Rose will reach the bench of Borussia Dortmund, from Borussia Mönchengladbach, so that for the one who comes out victorious it may be the ideal culmination.
When is RB Leipzig – Borussia Dortmund played?
The game is played today, Thursday 13 May, at 20.45 hours
Where to watch RB Leipzig – Borussia Dortmund?
The encounter can be seen by GO (8) or Movistar Champions League (50), platform dial Movistar Plusas well as you can follow by Movistar Astra. You can follow all the information around the DFB Pokal final by Sports World website.