- Marcel Sabitzer (26' Pen)
- Dani Olmo (41')
RB Leipzig go top of Bundesliga after beating Werder Bremen
RB Leipzig maintain title push with 2-0 victory over Bremen
Goals from Marcel Sabitzer and Dani Olmo help RB Leipzig keep the pressure on Bayern Munich. Watch Bundesliga on ESPN+.
RB Leipzig provisionally moved top of the Bundesliga as a 2-0 victory over Werder Bremen on Saturday lifted them a point ahead of Bayern Munich.
Buoyed by their 3-2 midweek win over Manchester United that earned them a place in the Champions League round of 16, the hosts dominated Werder from the start.
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Leipzig, who have now won all six of their home games this season, earned a penalty in the 26th minute and Marcel Sabitzer converted it.
Dani Olmo completed a quick Leipzig passing move with a clever dribble on the edge of the box and his low shot in the 41st gave them a two-goal cushion.
Leipzig moved top on 24 points with Bayern, who play Union Berlin later on Saturday, on 23.
Game Information
German Bundesliga Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bayer Leverkusen | 31 | 25 | 6 | 0 | +55 | 81 |
Bayern Munich | 31 | 22 | 3 | 6 | +51 | 69 |
VfB Stuttgart | 31 | 20 | 4 | 7 | +32 | 64 |
RB Leipzig | 31 | 19 | 5 | 7 | +38 | 62 |
Borussia Dortmund | 31 | 16 | 9 | 6 | +20 | 57 |
Eintracht Frankfurt | 31 | 11 | 12 | 8 | +5 | 45 |
SC Freiburg | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | -12 | 40 |
FC Augsburg | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 39 |
TSG Hoffenheim | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 39 |
1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | -8 | 37 |
Werder Bremen | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | -9 | 37 |
VfL Wolfsburg | 31 | 9 | 7 | 15 | -14 | 34 |
Borussia Monchengladbach | 31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | -7 | 32 |
1. FC Union Berlin | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | -24 | 30 |
VfL Bochum | 31 | 6 | 12 | 13 | -25 | 30 |
Mainz | 31 | 5 | 13 | 13 | -17 | 28 |
FC Cologne | 31 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -30 | 23 |
SV Darmstadt 98 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 20 | -43 | 17 |