Benjamin Šeško’s penalty has been enough for Leipzig to book the last semifinal spot in the German Cup with a 1-0 win over Wolfsburg in their quarterfinal.

RB Leipzig needed a well-taken second-half penalty from forward Benjamin Sesko to edge VfL Wolfsburg 1-0 on Wednesday and reach the German Cup last four.Leipzig, back-to-back German Cup winners in 2022 and 2023,

Benjamin Sesko's winner secured RB Leipzig a 1-0 victory against Bundesliga rivals VfL Wolfsburg on Wednesday and a spot in the German Cup semi-finals. Sesko broke the deadlock from the spot in the 69th minute after Leipzig were awarded a penalty because Kilian Fischer deflected the ball inside the box with his hand.

Benjamin Sesko's second-half penalty qualified RB Leipzig for the German Cup semi-finals with a narrow 1-0 victory over VfL Wolfsburg. Despite early pressure, Leipzig improved and took the lead in the 69th minute.

Leipzig, back-to-back German Cup winners in 2022 and 2023, soaked up early Wolfsburg pressure in both halves on Wednesday (Thursday AEDT) before gradually improving. They bagged the winner in the 69th minute when keeper Marius Mueller went the wrong way as Slovenia forward Sesko took his penalty, which had been awarded for hand ball.

RB Leipzig needed a well-taken second-half penalty from forward Benjamin Sesko to edge VfL Wolfsburg 1-0 on Wednesday and reach the German Cup last four.

A second-half Benjamin Sesko penalty steered RB Leipzig to a 1-0 win at home to Wolfsburg and a place in the German Cup semi-finals on Wednesday. The draw for the semi-finals will be made on Sunday.