He did it again: It ran the second minute of replay time when Emil Forsberg turned the sold-out Red Bull Arena with his goal to 2-1 against Union Berlin into a tolly house. Last season, Forsberg had made a late hit against Werder Bremen (2: 1) that RB Leipzig had moved into the cupfinale - at that time, however, it was the first minute of re-entry time of extension. Around a year later, the Swede came back from the bench and with his header not only the RB fans in ecstasy.
"He is unbelievable"
"He is incredible in such moments," Konrad Laimer swarmed on the Sky microphone - and revealed, "We have already made jokes before the game when he makes it again today." Forsberg did it again and headed the red bulls for the third time within four years into the DFB Cup. Even RB Managing Director Oliver Mintzlaff was full of praise for the 30-year-old Sweden, who has been in Leipzig since 2015: "If you think about what Emil has participated for a trip and has shaped this club here, with many, many important goals. I am very happy for him. He is an important part of our team, up and besides the square. "
And forsberg itself? The smiled over his new late winning goal: "Nothing new, right?" The feeling that the hit has released, "you do not get that in normal life, that happens only in football".
In general, emotions and feelings were the topic after the game when the players were celebrated by their own attachment minutes. "For this emotion you play football. You can not describe that - the feeling - for that I love this sport," Laimer tried to summarize his lucky feelings into words.
Minttzlaff's review
Even Mintzlaff had "goose bumps" and gave a little more insight. "We have to experience the first time what it means to go through a crisis." After this from coach Jesse Marsch - just after 1: 2 at Union Berlin on the 14th matchday - the installation of Domenico Tedesco and now 15 unbeaten games in a row is RB in the cup final, in the Europa League semifinals and in the Bundesliga four Game days before the end in third place. "There's pressure already."
How does the Leipzig season end?
But the pressure drop will not be of a long time, because already on Saturday (again against Union Berlin) the Bundesliga final spurt starts and next week on Thursday is the Europa League semifinal against the Glasgow Rangers (21 clock, live! At time) at - and on May 21 the cup final. "We want the success and we are hungry," gives scorer Forsberg for the final sprint the direction. Even a cup double is in the area of the possible: "We also think it's all about winning both - then everything is possible."
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