Leipzig cruise past Dortmund
RB Leipzig eased to a 4-1 victory over Borussia Dortmund at Signal Iduna Park on Saturday evening.
| Christopher Nkunku. | Photo: Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Erling Haaland shook off a knock to start from the home side, but the Norwegian superstar could do little against a ruthless Leipzig side.
Konrad Laimer opened the scoring after 21 minutes, delightfully chipping Gregor Kobel after receiving a pass from Christopher Nkunku.
The defensive midfielder struck again nine minutes later to seal a rare brace as hit shot deflected off Emre Can and went into the net.
Christopher Nkunku made it 3-0 just shy of the hour mark, finishing off a nice team move after a back-heel pass from Laimer.
Second-half substitute Donyell Malen gave Dortmund a glimmer of hope with a headed goal after 84 minutes, but Leipzig struck back immediately through Dani Olmo, who killed the game off with a stunning shot that hit the bar and went in.
Second-placed Dortmund are now nine points behind league leaders Bayern München at the top of the table. Leipzig sit fourth, three points clear of Freiburg in fifth place.
