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16:17
Official stoppage time (minutes): 1
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16:15
Tooor for RB Leipzig, 2: 0 by Dominik Szoboszlai
With a Sunday shot from the “world class” category, RB Leipzig increased to 2-0. Simakan intercepts a pass from Dortmund and passes the ball on to Szoboszlai, who doesn’t have a passing station up front, but has plenty of space in the centre. After a few steps, he simply takes a shot from a good 25 meters and catches the ball so full that the bullet welds into the top right corner with a lot of spin and unbelievable speed. What a hit!
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16:15
Big chance Leipzig! Insanity! After a moment of change, Timo Werner is through alone and can choose the corner from eleven meters. He opts for the lower left corner, which he just misses. Kick off Dortmund.
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16:14
Out of nowhere, BVB now has a great chance to equalize. After three completely harmless corner kicks, Brandt now finds Schlotterbeck and Modeste with the fourth corner kick. In the end, the conclusion is only a hair’s breadth away. Kick off Leipzig.
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16:11
Werner is sent over to the right, but after an increase in speed he is alone on the floor because no other player can keep up. The RBL attacker then stops the attack and plays the back pass. The Saxons keep the leather in their own ranks and continue to prepare the black and yellow.
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16:08
Suddenly, the Saxons turn up again and noticeably increase the pace. The ball runs well and Forsberg would be through after a one-two with Nkunku. However, Schlotterbeck can still make a decisive difference with a heel, so that Meyer is first on the ball and can pick up the ball safely.
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16:07
After a short corner, Raum just tries it from the second row. The shot would probably have come – probably even as an unpleasant bounce – to the bottom left corner. However, Diallo sprints in between for no reason and heads the ball miles past the opposing goal with his back to the goal. Kick off Dortmund.
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16:05
BVB attacks, but now runs into a Leipzig counterattack, in which Werner is free on the right. Pursued by three Dortmunders, he puts the ball across for Nkunku, but Wolf sprints in between at high speed and can just clear it with a tackle. But then the flag goes up: According to the linesman, Werner started offside. However, the replay shows that he is in his own half at the time of the pass. A goal would have counted at the latest through the VAR check. Wolf’s crazy sliding tackle is all the more valuable.
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16:01
Now Leipzig can be carried away to move up a little too far, which promptly allows BVB to counter. Just as Brandt wants to play the final pass to Modeste, Raum can still interfere at the very last second and clear the corner, which again completely fizzles out.
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15:58
The Westphalians are still trying, but with the lead behind them, it’s playing itself out for the reigning cup winners at the moment. The Red Bulls are defensively very compact and are waiting for moments of change, which happen again and again despite cautious advances from Dortmund.
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15:55
Laimer has to be treated again and again, which slows the game down a bit. The Red Bulls player was hit while intercepting the ball in a duel with Schlotterbeck and has been out of control ever since. After a brief consultation with Rose, the Austrian grit his teeth and returned to the pitch.
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15:53
Two excitements in one scene: First Bellingham is put down in the center of Laimer after an increase in speed, which surprisingly does not result in a whistle, whereupon Leipzig counterattack. In a direct counterattack, Werner falls in the Dortmund penalty area after light contact with Özcan. Of course, the RBL attacker wants a penalty kick, but the referee’s whistle remains silent again.
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3:50 p.m
Modeste wants to serve Brandt, but plays a bad pass. However, because the attacker follows up immediately, he can recapture the ball. He then sends Wolf over to the right, who takes out a corner. However, Nkunku cleared Brandt’s stationary ball at the first post.
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15:48
At the moment, the Saxons are very good at keeping the pace low and letting the ball run safely through their own ranks. Borussia Dortmund is lagging behind despite having a higher proportion of the game.
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15:45
Schlotterbeck lets Laimer take the ball in the build-up game. But Meyer comes out of the box in time and can clear the rebound in front of Nkunku with a tackle into the side. Now it’s BVB who are a bit nervous when it comes to their moves.
12.
15:42
Marco Rose’s team is now much more secure with the ball. But that is also due to the fact that the Black and Yellows are a little unsettled by the goal they conceded and are currently pressing much more deeply.
9.
15:40
And again the Saxons, whose nervousness was blown away by the opening goal. Nkunku moves the side and Szoboszlai takes the pass 14 meters in front of the opponent’s goal. The volley becomes a bounce, which, however, comes directly to Meyer. The Kobel representative grabs it safely.
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15:37
Tooor for RB Leipzig, 1: 0 by Willi Orban
Dortmund started like a fire brigade, but Leipzig scored the first goal to make it 1-0 with the first chance. The starting position is a corner from the right, which Szoboszlai serves to Orban’s head. The defender of the Saxons does not even have to jump off, but simply turns his head at the penalty spot after a long run. The ball hits the guests’ box on the right. No chance for Meyer, who sees the ball very late.
5.
15:37
Very nervous start for the Red Bulls. First Werner von Schlotterbeck can be boiled and then Raum stumbles the ball into the side. At the other end, Meunier beats three opponents on his own and then passes low to Bellingham. Orban can deflect decisively, so that no conclusion comes out.
2.
15:32
Diallo misjudges a back pass and has to clear the attacking wolf for a corner. Brandt then looks for the free wolf at the first post, which, however, extends directly into the Leipzig defensive group. No danger.
1.
15:31
The ball is rolling in the Red Bull Arena. The hosts are all in red. The guests from Westphalia wear black jerseys over yellow trousers. Here we go.
15:03
RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund have faced each other 13 times in a competitive match and with seven wins the Black and Yellows clearly lead the direct comparison (two draws, four defeats). The Westphalians have always scored in the last twelve meetings with the Saxons without exception. The Red Bulls also scored at least one goal in ten of the 13 games against BVB.
14:58
For the first time since the 2000/01 and 2010/11 seasons, BVB could now win the first three away games of a season in league operations. Edin Terzić sees little reason for changes compared to the sovereign home win over Copenhagen in the premier class. However, the Black and Yellow coach has to react to Thorgan Hazard’s injury (thigh problem), for whom Marius Wolf takes over. It is the only change in the Westphalia.
14:53
Borussia Dortmund started the new season well with four wins from the first five league games. The start was also successful in the DFB Cup (3-0 against 1860 Munich) and in the Champions League (3-0 against Copenhagen). In a total of five of the previous seven competitive games, the Black and Yellows also kept a clean sheet and did not concede a goal.
14:47
Marco Rose is sticking to the core of the staff who were to blame for the said 4-1 home defeat by Donetsk during the week. The new coach only makes two changes compared to the last Tedesco team: Emil Forsberg and David Raum move into the starting lineup for André Silva and Marcel Halstenberg (both on the bench).
14:42
With only five out of a possible 15 points, the Saxons started the season extremely badly. Last weekend, the reigning cup winners did not fire a single shot on goal in the 4-0 defeat in Frankfurt for the third time since joining the Bundesliga. The Red Bulls, who won both league games against Borussia Dortmund last season, have great potential to improve.
14:37
The Saxons parted ways with Domenico Tedesco after a 4-1 home defeat in the Champions League during the week. With Marco Rose, the same coach who was sacked by today’s guest from Dortmund at the end of last season is now taking over at the Red Bulls. The 45-year-old, who celebrates his birthday tomorrow, will meet his former club in his competitive debut for his new employer.
14:30
Hello and welcome from the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig. RB Leipzig is hosting Borussia Dortmund today as part of the sixth match day of the Bundesliga. Kick-off is at 3:30 p.m.