RB Leipzig got here from behind to beat Freiburg 3-1 at house on Saturday to leapfrog Bayern Munich and go prime of the Bundesliga, whereas Borussia Dortmund’s away woes continued with one other defeat.
Freiburg, spectacular this season underneath new coach Julian Schuster, scored first when Japan winger Ritsu Doan was within the good place to go in a Vincenzo Grifo cross.
Leipzig, who appeared heavy-legged after a 1-0 house defeat to Liverpool within the Champions League on Wednesday, had been a purpose down at half-time however equalised shortly after.
Germany defender Benjamin Henrichs, who was at fault for Freiburg’s opener, reduce a harmful cross goalwards for captain Willi Orban to divert into the web.
Lutsharel Geertruida put Leipzig in entrance after 58 minutes when he completed off a lightning-fast counter assault for his first Bundesliga purpose.
Lois Openda put the house aspect in full management with 11 minutes remaining, once more on the break — his fifth purpose in eight video games this season.
Leipzig at the moment are three factors away from Bayern, who play at last-placed Bochum on Sunday.
Orban mentioned Leipzig “took some time to get our motor operating”, including “we might nonetheless really feel the (Liverpool) recreation in our bones”.
In Saturday’s late recreation, Bayer Leverkusen had been held 2-2 at Werder Bremen regardless of twice taking the lead.
Bremen’s Marvin Ducksch’s 74-minute purpose cancelled out Victor Boniface’s opener.
Leverkusen retook the lead three minutes later, Felix Agu blasting the ball into his personal web underneath heavy consideration from Jeremie Frimpong.
Romano Schmid’s rocket from outdoors the field drew Bremen degree once more within the closing minute.
Unbeaten champions final season whereas conceding simply 24 objectives, Leverkusen have already shipped 15 in eight video games this marketing campaign and sit 5 factors behind leaders Leipzig.
“It seems like a loss,” Leverkusen’s Jonathan Tah mentioned to Sky Germany, including: “You could handle to defend till the top, till the final second, the final second.
“These are small particulars we’re lacking… We have to take accountability and it must be higher.”
– ‘Arduous to get a win’ –
Simply days after letting a 2-0 lead slip to lose 5-2 at Actual Madrid in a rematch of final season’s Champions League closing, Dortmund’s poor week continued with a 2-1 defeat at Augsburg regardless of going forward early.
As he did in opposition to Actual, Dortmund winger Donyell Malen gave his aspect the lead, blasting a wonderful Serhou Guirassy help into the web after 4 minutes.
Augsburg had been degree after 25 minutes nonetheless, Alexis Claude-Maurice profiting from some lazy defending to waltz by the centre of the park and hit a low shot into the nook.
Claude-Maurice scored 5 minutes into the second half, this time capitalising on an Emre Can error to slip the ball into the right-hand nook.
A pissed off Dortmund coach Nuri Sahin advised Sky: “The objectives we conceded, simply insane, and now we’re leaving empty handed once more.
“It is too simple to attain objectives in opposition to us. Whenever you concede two objectives a recreation it will be laborious to get a win.”
Dortmund had been diminished to 10 males deep into stoppage time when debutant Almugera Kabar collected a second yellow for a tactical foul.
Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl mentioned the membership had “full belief, no query” in Sahin, including “we’re not the place we wish to be but however we have mentioned time and again we’d like time”.
The loss leaves Dortmund seven factors off prime spot after simply eight matches. Final season’s Champions League finalists haven’t gained away from house within the league since April.
Elsewhere, Stuttgart gained 2-1 at house in opposition to promoted Holstein Kiel.
Captain Deniz Undav opened the scoring 19 minutes in and El Bilal Toure, who scored a stoppage-time winner in opposition to Juventus midweek, added a stunner within the second half.
Jeff Chabot’s second yellow meant Stuttgart had been diminished to 10 males and Armin Gigovic reduce the lead with six minutes remaining however Kiel, who misplaced Jann-Fiete Arp to a second yellow late, couldn’t reduce the hole additional.
In Hamburg, promoted St Pauli picked up a precious level in a scoreless draw in opposition to Wolfsburg.
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