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Successfully promoted! The 26-year-old midfielder scored twice, scored 4 goals in the second place in the Bundesliga, and won 3 consecutive victories.

9:39am, 29 October 2025【Football】

A match in the second round of the German Cup started, and Leipzig was a guest to challenge Cottbus. Leipzig has achieved 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the league, ranking second with 19 points, 5 points less than Bayern, which leads the league with a complete victory record. Leipzig have won their last two games, defeating Hamburg and Augsburg. Now coming to the German Cup, Leipzig faces the German third-division team Cottbus. Leipzig must win this game. The result was without any surprises, Leipzig easily won the game and advanced to the next round.

Leipzig deployed a 433 formation in this game. The offensive trident of Nousa, Romulo and Bakayoko worked together. Baumgartner, Sewald and Benzuzi formed a 3-midfielder. Laum, Bishabu, Willy Orban and Baku's 4 defenders started the game. Vandervoort serves as the starting goalkeeper. Leipzig's starting lineup is worth a total of 190 million euros. The total value of Cottbus's starting lineup is only 2.85 million euros. Obviously, the difference in lineup configuration between the two sides is very large.

Leipzig scored quickly at the start. Bakayoko dribbled the ball in from the right and volleyed home in the 13th minute. Subsequently, relying on a corner kick opportunity, Baumgartner headed the ball in to expand the score. In the 37th minute, Leipzig scored again. It was still Baumgartner's goal. He received a pass from Raum and scored with a single shot, completing the score twice. The game has lost its suspense at this point.

Benzuzi scored with a low shot in the second half and continued to expand the score. Although Engelhardt helped Cottbus pull a goal back at the last minute, it was of no avail. The final score was fixed at 4-1. Leipzig defeated Cottbus and successfully advanced. Leipzig has won 3 consecutive victories in all competitions.

In this game, Leipzig had a ball possession rate of 61%, 17 shots, 8 shots on target, and 4 goals scored. Although Cottbus had 16 shots, the quality of the shots was very low and he only scored 1 goal. Leipzig's 26-year-old midfielder Baumgartner was undoubtedly the best player in the game. He shot all 3 shots on target and scored 2 goals. He was more reliable than all forwards. The 20-year-old Benzuzi also performed very well. He scored 1 goal, sent 2 key passes, made 5 clearances, and made 3 steals. He performed very well on both offense and defense.