RB Leipzig is also in third place in the German Bundesliga with two rounds to go. On Sunday, at the end of the 32nd round, Leipzig secured a 2-1 win over Werder Bremen and still have a point advantage over fourth-placed Union Berlin. Xaver Schlager made his second appearance in the 81st minute after tearing his syndesmosis ligament, replacing his compatriot Konrad Laimer.
Leonardo Bittencourt gave Bremen the lead in front of 47,069 spectators in the 70th minute, Willi Orban equalized in the 87th minute. In the sixth minute of injury time, ex-Salzburg player Dominik Szoboszlai scored the 2-1 winner for the hosts coached by Marco Rose, who were missing Dani Olmo due to muscular problems. So there was nothing countable for the Bremen team around captain Marco Friedl and Romano Schmid (up to the 86th minute), they remain in twelfth place with 35 points.
Stuttgart still in relegation trouble
In the fight to stay up in the league, VfB Stuttgart did not manage to liberate themselves. After a 1-0 lead, the Swabians did not get beyond a 1-1 draw against Bayer Leverkusen and are two points behind the first non-relegation zone in the penultimate place. The relegation place where Schalke 04 is is missing a point two laps before the end.
Serhou Guirassy, on loan from Stade Rennes, gave Stuttgart the lead in the 57th minute with a penalty kick. Leverkusen’s Argentinian world champion Exequiel Palacios, who was responsible for the penalty, also equalized with a penalty kick in the 70th minute. The ÖFB team goalkeeper Patrick Pentz, who suffered a shoulder injury, was not in the squad for the seventh Leverkusen.
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