2023-24 German Bundesliga
- Xavi Simons - 6'
- Loïs Openda - 79' Pen
- Christoph Baumgartner - 80'
- Merlin Rohl - 45'+6'
Leipzig score twice in two minutes for 3-1 win over Freiburg
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Xavi Simons with a Goal vs. SC Freiburg
Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) with a Goal vs. SC Freiburg, 11/12/2023
BERLIN, Nov 12 (Reuters) - RB Leipzig struck twice in two minutes late in the game to snatch a 3-1 Bundesliga victory over Freiburg on Sunday and leapfrog Borussia Dortmund into fourth place.
A 79th-minute penalty from Lois Openda and Christoph Baumgartner's strike a minute later handed the hosts victory.
Leipzig had taken a first-half lead through Xavi Simons before Freiburg levelled through Merlin Roehl's solo effort on the stroke of halftime.
The Bulls are now on 23 points in fourth place, with Dortmund in fifth on 21. Bayer Leverkusen lead the title race on 31 points with Bayern Munich in second place on 29. (Reporting by Karolos Grohmann Editing by Toby Davis)
Game Information
Red Bull Arena
6:30 PM, 12 November 2023
Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 41,117
- Referees:
- Patrick Ittrich
German Bundesliga Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | +34 | 36 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | +16 | 32 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | +12 | 27 |
| RB Leipzig | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | +4 | 27 |
| Mainz | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | +8 | 25 |
| Werder Bremen | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 25 |
| Borussia Monchengladbach | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | +5 | 24 |
| SC Freiburg | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 24 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | +4 | 23 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | +4 | 22 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | +6 | 21 |
| 1. FC Union Berlin | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 17 |
| FC Augsburg | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -15 | 16 |
| St. Pauli | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 14 |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -8 | 14 |
| 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -13 | 10 |
| Holstein Kiel | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | -19 | 8 |
| VfL Bochum | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | -24 | 3 |
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