RB Leipzig sealed their place in the DFB-Pokal semi-finals with a 1-0 victory over Wolfsburg thanks to a well-taken second-half penalty from Benjamin Sesko. (More Football News)
Leipzig, who won back-to-back DFB-Pokal titles in 2021-22 and 2022-23, had chances in the first h💦alf, though failed to register a shot on target before the break.
The hosts had to soak 💃up early pressure from Wolfsburg in the second half and almost found themselves behind after Mohamed Amoura's header struck the woodwork just three minutes after the break.
Ki𓄧llian Fischer was punished 🐼for a handball in the box, with Sesko stepping up to take the resulting spot-kick and sending Marius Muller the wrong way in the 69th minute.
The Slovenia forward then forced a smart save out of Muller from close range. Wolfsburg mounted a quick counter-attack fol♕lowing that move, but Kevin Behrens was unable to fi🎃nd a way past Maarten Vandevoordt.
Leipzig joiꦡn holders Bayer Leverkusen and Stuttgart in the last four, as well as third-tier Arminia Bielefeld, who stunned Werder Bremen 2-1 on Tuesday.
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Data Debrief: Sesko on the spot
After winning back-to-back titles in the competition, L🍨eipzig saw their hopes of a third consecutive DFB-Pokal triumph ended by a 1-0 defeat to Wolfsburg last season.
They put that rightꦅ on Wednesday thanks to Sesko, who scored for the third consecutive game in the competition, bringing his tally up to three goals for the season.
Wolfsburg had more attempts on tar💝get (five to Leipzig's four), but the hosts' pressure paid off. They had 16 attempts overall, accumulating 2.46 expected goals (xG), though 0.78 of that came from the penalty, while Wolfsburg accumulated just 0.81.
