On 27 May, one of the matches of the 34th round of the German football championship took place. RB Leipzig (Germany) and Schalke (Gelsenkirchen) met.
German Championship, round 34.
RB Le ipzig (Germany ) - Schalke (Gelsenkirchen) - 4:2 (2-1)
Goals: Laimer (10), Nkunku (19) - M. Kaminski (28), Orban (49).
Warnings: Cedric Brunner (20), Haidara (41), Polter (63)
In a Bundesliga match at the Red Bull Arena, RB Leipzig faced Schalke 04 in a thrilling game full of goals, cards and substitutions. The game started with RB Leipzig going forward, putting pressure on Schalke 04. It did not take long for the home side to take the lead as K. Laimer scored in the 10th minute. The RB Leipzig fans were delighted when their team doubled their lead after just nine minutes when K. Nkunku scored a superb goal. The Schalke fans did not have to wait long for their team's response as M. Kaminski scored in the 28th minute, giving them hope. The game became increasingly tense as the half went on, with Amadou Haidara and Cedric Brunner receiving yellow cards just before the break. At the beginning of the second half, RB Leipzig made the first substitution: Kappel came on as Haydara.
The hosts continued to dominate the field and soon got their third goal, with W. Orban scoring an own goal in the 49th minute. In the second half, both teams made a number of substitutions: RB Leipzig put on D. Raum, X. Schlager, J. Poulsen and D. Soboslaj, while Schalke 04 got on the scoresheet with T. Mor, T. Uvejan, H. Matriciani and K. Karaman. The game continued to be tightly fought, with Sebastian Polter receiving a yellow card in the 63rd minute. However, RB Leipzig got the win: J. Poulsen scored in the 82nd minute and K. Nkunku added his second goal in the 90th minute. Nkunku also received a yellow card in the final minutes of the match. Despite Schalke's best efforts, RB Leipzig took the lead with a final score of 4-2. The hosts' attacking play proved to be too much for Schalke, and now they must regroup and look for solutions to their defence. As for RB Leipzig, they will be happy with their performance and the three points they got.
| RB Leipzig | Schalke | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Goals on goal | 4 |
| 18 | Shots | 15 |
| 1 | Blocked kicks | 6 |
| 12 | Kicks from the penalty area | 13 |
| 6 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 2 |
| 12 | Offences | 11 |
| 4 | Corner | 5 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 51% | Possession of the ball | 49% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 7 |
| 419 | Total assists | 385 |
| 316 | Accurate passes | 281 |
| 75% | Accuracy of transmissions | 73% |