0：1！ Stop at the top 32! The defending champions were out of the tournament and their thirteen-game winning streak came to an end

The white horse passed through the gap, suddenly. In the blink of an eye, we have said goodbye to October and arrived in the new November, which means that 2023 has entered the final countdown stage. Of course, for European football, this time period is the time when the first half of the season is in full swing

The main leagues in European football have always been scheduled for the New Year's Eve season, and the colder the winter, the busiest the schedule, and many competitions will be played at the same time, so that many top teams will face a three-tier or even four-tier battle, including European competitions, leagues and national cups. For some small and medium-sized teams, cup competitions may be the quickest and most promising way to win the championship compared to the elusive European competitions and long league schedules, which makes the national cup competition always a hotbed of upsets

At the moment, the Coppa Italia, Copa del Rey and French Cup are still in their infancy, with some of the big clubs in the spotlight yet to play, while the English League Cup and the German Cup are already in full swing. The English League is currently in the 1/8 finals, and in the second round of the game, Tottenham Hotspur was eliminated by Fulham on penalties, and then in the third round, Manchester City lost 0:1 to Newcastle and was eliminated, and the premature exit of the two favorites was also unexpected. Soon, however, upsets began to erupt in the German Cup

At 1 a.m. Beijing time on November 1, the second round of the 23/24 German Cup season was in full swing, with one of the key matches being played at the Volkswagen Arena against Wolfsburg and RB Leipzig. As a result, Wolfsburg, the home team, defeated 1:0 Leipzig 1:0 with Cherny's opening 14-minute goal and successfully advanced to the round of 32 of this season's German Cup. Clearly, for Wolfsburg, who have lost five of their last seven games, the significance of this victory against a strong opponent is clearly significant, while Leipzig will have to accept the fate of elimination

Leipzig were undoubtedly in control throughout the game, as evidenced by the 66%-34% possession rate after the game, while Leipzig were also far superior to their opponents in terms of the number of passes and pass completion rate. However, in the most crucial attacking aspects, Wolfsfburg had the advantage, with five of their 12 shots on target and two hitting the post, while Leipzig had only one shot on target, which was easily defused by opposition goalkeeper Pervin. It is worth mentioning that Leipzig have won the German Cup for the past two years, and as the defending champions, they have completed a 13-game winning streak in the German Cup, which makes this defeat even more regrettable

At present, in the German Cup, Union Berlin and Leipzig have been eliminated, while Bayern, Dort, Bayer Leverkusen, Frankfurt, Freiburg and other favorites will appear on November 2, Beijing time. Clearly, this season's German Cup is destined to end differently than the previous two seasons. Did Bayer Leverkusen win the German Cup for the second time in their history? Or will Dort win the German Cup again after two years? Or will Bayern win the title again after 20 years? Or is there a dark horse highlighting the encirclement to create a surprise? We'll see