RB Leipzig thrash Werder to close in on leaders Bayern

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RB Leipzig smashes Werder Bremen in 4-1 rout

Alexander Sorloth scores twice in nine minutes as Leipzig closes the gap on Bayern Munich to five points.

Updated: May 17, 2023, 05:08 am

RB Leipzig scored three first-half goals as they thrashed Werder Bremen 4-1 away, helped by Alexander Sorloth's double, to close in on leaders Bayern Munich, who drew 1-1 with Union Berlin on Saturday.

Norway international Sorloth headed his first goal nine minutes after Dani Olmo put the visitors ahead in the 23rd minute.

Alexander Sorloth celebrates one of his two goals.
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He then grabbed his second of the afternoon four minutes before the break to kill the game.

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The hosts pulled a goal back through Milot Rashica in the 61st but Marcel Sabitzer restored Leipzig's three-goal cushion two minutes later.

Second-placed Leipzig move to 60 points, with Bayern top on 65 and six games left in the campaign.