German Bundesliga

FT Saturday, December 9, 2023
RB Leipzig WWLLW 3
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Borussia Dortmund LWWDL 2
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Match Report

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Leipzig beat 10-man Dortmund 3-2 in battle for 4th spot

Visitors RB Leipzig beat 10-man Borussia Dortmund 3-2 in the Bundesliga on Saturday to tighten their grip on fourth place and put a further dent in their opponents' title hopes.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
6
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
4
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
6
46.5
Possession
53.5
26
SHOTS
18
8
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
402
Accurate Passes
470
485
Passes
560
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
11
Accurate Crosses
5
18
Crosses
19
0.6
Cross %
0.3
35
Long Balls
49
14
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
8
7
Effective Tackles
11
15
Tackles
15
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
6
Interceptions
7
22
Effective Clearances
24
22
Clearances
24

Head to Head

RBL leads series 4-1

Lineups

DOR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Gregor KobelG
  2. 4Nico SchlotterbeckCD-L
  3. 15Mats HummelsCD-R
  4. 5Ramy BensebainiLB
  5. 24Thomas MeunierRB
  6. 19Julian BrandtAM
  7. 6Salih ÖzcanLM
  8. 23Emre CanRM
  9. 14Niclas FüllkrugF
  10. 43Jamie GittensAM-L
  11. 11Marco ReusAM-R

RBL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 21Janis BlaswichG
  2. 16Lukas KlostermannCD
  3. 23Castello LukebaCD-L
  4. 2Mohamed SimakanCD-R
  5. 24Xaver SchlagerCM-L
  6. 8Amadou HaidaraCM-R
  7. 22David RaumLM
  8. 39Benjamin HenrichsRM
  9. 17Loïs OpendaF
  10. 20Xavi SimonsCF-L
  11. 14Christoph BaumgartnerCF-R

Timeline

  1. 15' Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the red card.
  2. 19' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Niklas Süle replaces Jamie Bynoe-Gittens.
  3. 32' Own Goal by Ramy Bensebaïni, Borussia Dortmund. Borussia Dortmund 0, RB Leipzig 1.
  4. 35' Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45'+6' Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, RB Leipzig 1. Niklas Süle (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Brandt with a cross following a corner.
  6. 54' Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, RB Leipzig 2. Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  7. 60' Salih Özcan (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 61' Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 66' Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 71' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Karim Adeyemi replaces Marco Reus.
  11. 75' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Emil Forsberg replaces Christoph Baumgartner.
  12. 75' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Loïs Openda.
  13. 76' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Sesko replaces Xavi Simons.
  14. 81' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Kevin Kampl replaces Amadou Haidara.
  15. 82' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Donyell Malen replaces Ramy Bensebaïni.
  16. 82' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Giovanni Reyna replaces Thomas Meunier.
  17. 90'+1' Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, RB Leipzig 3. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Emil Forsberg following a fast break.
  18. 90'+3' Goal! Borussia Dortmund 2, RB Leipzig 3. Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Brandt with a cross following a corner.

Bundesliga News

All news
ESPN PA Bayern Munich hold off Freiburg in first game without Kompany Bayern Munich returned to the top of the Bundesliga table thanks to a 3-1 away win at Freiburg on Sunday. News Associated Press Bayern Munich's Vincent Kompany 'stable,' could be away for weeks after collapse Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany will have more tests to determine why he collapsed during a training session the previous day, the club said Saturday. News ESPN News Services USMNT's Scally scores, helps Gladbach avoid worst-ever Bundesliga start Borussia Mönchengladbach avoided becoming the first team in Bundesliga history to lose seven straight games to start the season, thanks to a 3-2 win at Stuttgart on Friday. News ESPN News Services Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany hospitalized after collapsing at training Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany is undergoing tests in hospital after collapsing during a training session Friday, the German club confirmed.