RB Leipzig v Freiburg
2023-24 German Bundesliga
7-2-2, 23 PTS
3
7-2-2, 23 PTS
FT
4-2-5, 14 PTS
1
4-2-5, 14 PTS
Xavi Simons - 6'
Loïs Openda - 79' Pen
Christoph Baumgartner - 80'
Merlin Röhl - 45'+6'
Leipzig score twice in two minutes for 3-1 win over Freiburg
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 | 13 | 2 | 0 | +44 | 41 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | +14 | 33 |
| RB Leipzig | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | +11 | 29 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | +10 | 29 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | +6 | 29 |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | +9 | 27 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 26 |
| SC Freiburg | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 23 |
| 1. FC Union Berlin | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 22 |
| FC Cologne | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 17 |
| Werder Bremen | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -10 | 17 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 16 |
| Hamburg SV | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 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 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -21 | 12 |
| Mainz | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | -13 | 9 |
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