El Leipzig, with the contribution of Angelio and Dani Olmo, beat Bochum, second (4-0), and the Wolfsburg, who beat Schalke (1-0), reached the quarterfinals of the German Cup.
The box Julian Nagelsmann He underlined in the Red Bull Arena the existing distance with respect to his rival, second classified in the Bundesliga 2 and who aspires to be promoted to the highest category of German football.
With Angelio The starter and standout in the match left the classification more than on track in the intermission after the Malian Amadou Haidara, in the 11th minute, and the Australian Marcel Sabitzer, with a penalty in the added time of the first half, beat the goalkeeper Patrick Drewes.
Then Leipzig rounded off the win with two goals from the Danish Youssuf Poulsen. The first in 66 to a pass from Dani Olmo, who two minutes earlier replaced Christophe Nkunku and the other in 75 after receiving a ball from Angelio.
Together with Leipzig Wolfsburg sold the pass. The Austrian painting Oliver Glasner He beat Schalke (1-0), bottom of the Bundesliga and whose goal is to stay. Wout Weghorst’s goal was enough for the home team in the 40th minute when he took advantage of the rejection of a penalty he had previously taken.
Leipzig and Wolfsburg join the Holstein Kiel, Essen, Borussia Dortmund y Werder Bremen that on Tuesday they made it to the quarterfinals.