Christopher Nkunku-inspired RB Leipzig beat Eintracht Frankfurt to win DFB Cup

RB Leipzig 2-0 Eintracht Frankfurt

Goals: 1-0 Nkunku 71' (assist: Olmo), 2-0 Szoboszlai 85' (assist: Nkunku) Holders Leipzig started on the front foot as Dominik Szoboszlai fed Timo Werner, who could only roll his first-time strike from inside the Frankfurt area straight at Kevin Trapp. A Philipp Max free-kick caused problems for the Leipzig rearguard as Eintracht threatened for the first time, but Tuta could not direct his effort on target. Willi Orban intervened to stop Randal Kolo Muani tearing away on the break moments later, with Frankfurt's talisman firing into the side netting soon after. Nkunku fired wide via a deflection towards the end of a competitive first half short of clear-cut opportunities.

Orban was in the right place at the right time once more after the restart, this time getting in the way of Kolo Muani's attempted cut-back and the unmarked Daichi Kamada in the Leipzig penalty box. Janis Blaswich then had to be alert to beat away a fierce Mario Götze volley. That sparked a response from Leipzig, who forged ahead with 71 minutes on the clock. Szoboszlai and Dani Olmo combined to work the ball into the area for Nkunku to unleash a curling strike that took two deflections before nestling into the back of the net past the wrong-footed Trapp. Nkunku then turned provider for Szoboszlai to stick away a composed finish and put the seal on Leipzig's successful title defence.

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• Nkunku has struck 23 times in all competitions in 2022/23, breaking the 20-goal barrier for the second season in a row.
• Leipzig are the seventh different team to win back-to-back DFB Cups. They have not lost in the competition in 12 matches since losing the 2020/21 final.
• Marco Rose oversaw his 28th win in 41 competitive matches since replacing Dominico Tedesco as Leipzig head coach on 8 September 2022.
• Kolo Muani finished as the 2022/23 DFB Cup top scorer on six goals, one more than Werner.
• Oliver Glasner coached Eintracht for the last time (P49: W21, D12, L16).
• Kamada played his 179th and final game for Frankfurt.