RB Leipzig v Union Berlin
2020-21 German Bundesliga
10-5-2, 35 PTS
1
10-5-2, 35 PTS
FT
7-7-3, 28 PTS
0
7-7-3, 28 PTS
Emil Forsberg - 70'
Forsberg winner keeps Leipzig on Bayern's heels
Emil Forsberg drilled in a second-half winner as RB Leipzig were made to work hard for a 1-0 victory over in-form Union Berlin on Wednesday that kept them on the heels of leaders Bayern Munich.
Sweden international Forsberg, who had come on 10 minutes earlier, fired in after a one-two with Dani Olmo to break the deadlock in the 70th minute after a largely toothless first half from the hosts.
Leipzig keeper Peter Gulacsi came to their rescue in stoppage time, palming a powerful shot from Marius Buelter wide.
The win lifted Leipzig to 35 points, four behind Bayern, who edged past Augsburg 1-0 to stay top at the season's halfway mark.
Union suffered their first loss in seven league games and dropped to sixth on 28.
Game Information
Red Bull Arena
7:30 PM, 20 January 2021
Leipzig, Germany
German Bundesliga Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | +44 | 41 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | +14 | 32 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | +13 | 29 |
| RB Leipzig | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | +11 | 29 |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | +9 | 27 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | +3 | 26 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 25 |
| 1. FC Union Berlin | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 21 |
| SC Freiburg | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 20 |
| Werder Bremen | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -10 | 17 |
| FC Cologne | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 16 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 16 |
| Hamburg SV | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -9 | 16 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 15 |
| FC Augsburg | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -11 | 14 |
| St. Pauli | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -13 | 12 |
| 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -21 | 11 |
| Mainz | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | -13 | 8 |
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