Defending champions RB Leipzig struggled to defeat second division Wiesbaden 3-2 and make the final 16 of the German Cup on Wednesday.
The match got here forward of two key video games for Leipzig — they host Bayern Munich on Saturday within the Bundesliga earlier than going through Manchester Metropolis within the Champions League.
Leipzig had been 2-0 inside 18 minutes due to targets from Emil Forsberg and Benjamin Sesko.
Nevertheless, as a substitute of a objective glut, Leipzig took their foot off the accelerator and Ivan Prtajin pulled one again for Wiesbaden 4 minutes earlier than the interval.
Sesko restored Leipzig’s two-goal cushion within the seventieth minute earlier than Prtajin caimed his second simply three minutes later to chop the deficit once more.
Bayern Munich made the subsequent spherical on Tuesday due to a 4-0 win over third division Munster.
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