- 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 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 0 | +65 | 90 |
VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | +39 | 73 |
Bayern Munich | 34 | 23 | 3 | 8 | +49 | 72 |
RB Leipzig | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | +38 | 65 |
Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | +25 | 63 |
Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | +1 | 47 |
TSG Hoffenheim | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 46 |
1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | -5 | 42 |
Werder Bremen | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | -6 | 42 |
SC Freiburg | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | -13 | 42 |
FC Augsburg | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | -10 | 39 |
VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | -15 | 37 |
Mainz | 34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | -12 | 35 |
Borussia Monchengladbach | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | -11 | 34 |
1. FC Union Berlin | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | -25 | 33 |
VfL Bochum | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | -32 | 33 |
FC Cologne | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -32 | 27 |
SV Darmstadt 98 | 34 | 3 | 8 | 23 | -56 | 17 |