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.

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.

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.

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,

RB Leipzig hope that reaching the German Cup semi-finals will give them a much-needed boost for the Bundesliga and pause the debate on the future of coach Marco Rose at the club. The 2022 and 2023 Cup winners Leipzig beat Wolfsburg 1-0 from a controversial penalty converted by Benjamin Sesko.

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