In teeming rain, Leipzig rediscovered their attacking fluency, with Dani Olmoagain impressing. Leipzig came into the match as the only Bundesliga side not to pick up a point since the winter break, allowing Borussia Dortmund to overtake them into the Champions League places. Leipzig welcomed back goalkeeper and captain Peter Gulacsi, who was playing his first league game since October 2022 after a knee injury, as well as defender Willi Orban, who started for the first time in five months.
