Category: BUNDESLIGA

RB Leipzig win their first major trophy

Leipzig’s victory is their first in a German Cup final, having lost in 2019 and 2021

RB Leipzig won their first major trophy, beating Freiburg on penalties to win the German Cup final after coming back from 1-0 down in normal time despite going down to 10 men.

Maximilian Eggestein’s goal looked to have given Freiburg victory in normal time, with Leipzig’s numbers reduced after Marcel Halstenberg’s red card.

But Christopher Nkunku struck with 15 minutes remaining to bring extra time.

Freiburg’s Christian Gunter and Ermedin Demirovic both missed in the shootout.

Leipzig, who had lost in the final in 2019 and 2021, had lost a second player to a red card near the end of extra time when Kevin Kampl, who had been substituted having already picked up a yellow card, was booked again for protesting when the referee turned down a penalty appeal for his side.

Despite losing in their first cup final appearance in their 118-year history, Freiburg can take some solace from having finished sixth in the Bundesliga to qualify for the Europa League next season.

Bayern Munich 3-1 Borussia Dortmund: Bundesliga – as it happened

Bayern Munich players

Robert Lewandowski scored his 48th goal of the season as Bayern clinched their tenth consecutive title with victory over their biggest rivals.

Bayern have won their tenth consecutive Bundesliga title and their 31st in all. Serge Gnabry, Robert Lewandowski and the substitute Jamal Musiala got the goals – Gnabry’s was a belter – and though Dortmund were much better in the second half, it was always like to end this way. Bayern are just too good for the rest of Germany.