"Everything was pretty much in order and as expected except for Serge Gnabry over Jamal Musiala as the attacking midfielder and Josip Stanišić over Konrad Laimer at right-back. Laimer must not be fully ready to start yet and Bayern Munich might just be taking it very slow with Musiala. Either way, both of those moves would be astute. There is no reason to rush either player along."
"It looked like it was not going to take RB Leipzig long to assert itself as it scored in the 4th minute when Yan Diomande dribbled his way through the left-side of the Bayern Munich formation before Christoph Baumgartner blasted a one-touch attempt past Manuel Neuer. However, there was an offside call that nullified it. That was a crisis averted to say the least. Harry Kane almost scored in the 12th minute, but Maarten Vandevoordt turned him away."
"RB Leipzig sounded very confident ahead of the match and followed through by playing that way as well. Kane went for an ambitious sliding volley in the 21st minute, but it was not meant to be as he could not get a good piece of the ball. RB Leipzig was giving Bayern Munich some fits. There were some sloppy moments from the backline."
Bayern Munich beat RB Leipzig 2-0 to advance toward the DFB-Pokal. Serge Gnabry started over Jamal Musiala and Josip Stanišić started at right-back over Konrad Laimer, suggesting cautious management of Musiala and Laimer's fitness. RB Leipzig nearly opened the scoring in the 4th minute through Yan Diomande and Christoph Baumgartner, but an offside call disallowed the goal. Harry Kane had several chances, including a close-range effort saved by Maarten Vandevoordt and an ambitious sliding volley that missed. Leipzig played with confidence and troubled Bayern at times, while Bayern defended stoutly to secure the win.
Read at Bavarian Football Works
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