Leipzig loses Löw’s RB debut: VfB Stuttgart catapulted the dream goal in the cup final

Leipzig loses Löw’s RB debut
VfB Stuttgart catapulted dream gate into the cup final

02.04.2025, 10:40 p.m.

The final pairing is: Stuttgart follows Arminia Bielefeld to the final of the DFB Cup. In front of Jürgen Klopp’s eyes, VfB defeats the guests of RB Leipzig. In a high -class game, a dream goal by international Angelo Stiller paves the way into the final.

The players of VfB Stuttgart jumped over the lawn like small children, coach Sebastian Hoeneß overjoyed his chest. Out of the crisis, off to Berlin – after twelve years, the Swabians have reached the final in the DFB Cup for the first time and Leipzig’s new coach Zsolt Löw thoroughly spoiled the premiere. With national player Maximilian Mittelstädt, even the tears of joy flowed after the 3: 1 (1: 0).

Disappointment, meanwhile after numerous awarded opportunities with the Saxons: Jürgen Klopp, Global Head of Football from Red Bull, disappeared from the stands immediately after the final whistle. “We rewarded ourselves in the right phases, we supported ourselves in the difficult phases. I have to go to my team. This is outstanding. We’re going to Berlin,” said Hoeneß on ZDF.

Angelo Stiller put VfB in the lead in the 5th minute with a dream goal in front of 60,000 spectators in the sold-out MHP-Arena. Young star Nick Woltemade increased to 2: 0 (57th). Benjamin Sesko shortened (62nd) before Jamie Leweling made the acclaimed decision in the 73rd minute. The three -time cup winner will now meet the cup fright and third division team Arminia Bielefeld on May 24th in the Berlin Olympic Stadium. VfB crashed in the league after six games without a win without a win – far from the international demands.

“No space for worries and fears”

RB, which had already failed miserably in the Champions League, is currently worried about the renewed qualification for Europe. Löw should therefore ensure new energy in the end of the season after the separation from Marco Rose – but when he started in Stuttgart, this failed despite a priority. RB, cup winner from 2022 and 2023, missed his fifth final participation in the past seven years.

Rose successor Löw made three changes in his starting eleven after the latest 0: 1 in Gladbach and also relied on a chain of four. At VfB, Woltemade started, which Hoeneß had spared at 0-1 in Frankfurt. The shaped -out national players Chris Leadership and Deniz Undav initially sat on the bench.

Leipzig started stormy under the eyes of Klopp, who was looking for in the stands between Mario Gomez and Oliver Mintzlaff. RB had the first chance of Lois Openda after 31 seconds. But the VfB was also wide awake: Stiller took a warded off corner of Volley and scored worth seeing with the weaker right foot. Shortly thereafter, Ermedin Demirovic had the great chance of 2-0, but failed due to Maarten Vandevoort. In the scene, however, there could have been a penalty for VfB after Demirovic was fouled at the end.

An intensive cup game developed, according to the taste of Hoeneß. It had to “crash really”, he said. Despite the crisis, there is “no space for worries and fears”. This was also the motto of RB. The guests stayed brave. VfB was increasingly in trouble. But both the striking Openda (15th, 17th and 35th) and Xavi Simons (31st) failed on the strongly reacting Alexander Nübel. In addition, Ridle Baku (37th) only missed the goal by centimeters. So the break was extremely flattering for VfB.

After the change, the game became more open again. Woltemade initially failed on Vandevoort before inserting Demirovic, shortly afterwards after clever pass from Demirovic. RB shook himself briefly and moved back immediately through Sesko. Leipzig now pushed, but Leweling braked the swing and dusted after a corner. On the other hand, Sesko had bad luck (87th).