Leipzig claimed the club’s first-ever piece of major silverware as they won the German Cup at the third time of asking. It was a heartbreaking loss for Freiburg and for German football in Berlin.
career. some surprising football non transfer news as kylian mbappe signed a new three year contract to stay at paris saint germain. the french international had been heavily linked with a move to real madrid this summer but mbappe has now committed his future to the french champions, in a very lucrative deal that runs until 2025. lyon have won the women s champions league for an eighth time after beating barcelona 3 1 in turin. a stunning strike from amandine henry after six minutes gave the french side the lead. and the fomer world player of the year, ada hegerberg, who has struggled with injuries for the past few seasons, was also amongst the goal scorers as lyon surprised the defending champions, who were favourites. the final in germany s dfb cup has gone to extra time in berlin. it finished sc freiburg 1, rb leipzig 1 in normal time, with leipzig down to ten men as well. leipzig are taking part in the showpiece event for the third time in the last four years, while
RB Leipzig dealt Freiburg a pre-Cup final blow by securing the final Champions League spot. Elsewhere, Union Berlin join Freiburg in the Europa League and Stuttgart are safe, leaving Hertha Berlin facing a playoff.
Freiburg continued their remarkable season with a 3-1 win over Hamburg, to book their ticket to Berlin. The prematch talk was of Nico Schlotterbeck's move to Borussia Dortmund but this was another triumph of teamwork.