RB Leipzig 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen
Goals: 1-0 Nkunku 32' (assist: Szoboszlai), 2-0 Werner 83' (assist: Haidara)

Fresh from defeating reigning European champions Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League in midweek, Leipzig began with a spring in their step as they sought to carry that momentum into their domestic duties. Nkunku was presented with the game's only real opening early on when he darted into the box, only to be thwarted by a last-gasp block by Robert Andrich. The teams subsequently cancelled each other out in an intense midfield battle, with no serious scoring chances until Leipzig took the lead when Dominik Szoboszlai's free-kick from the right was headed in by Nkunku, who had ghosted into the box unmarked.

It was a similar story of cat-and-mouse after the interval as both teams remained compact initially. However, with Leverkusen trailing, they were forced to take more risks going forward, allowing Leipzig more opportunities on the counter. Szoboszlai very nearly took advantage of one such occasion when he got on the end of Werner's knock-down, but his shot from a tight angle was smothered by Lukas Hradecky. The best the visitors could muster at the other end was a shot from Daley Sinkgraven that Leipzig goalkeeper Orjan Nyland had little trouble keeping out. Leipzig made sure of the points in the closing stages when Amadou Haidara's brilliant pass dissected the Leverkusen defence, sending Werner clean through to finish past Hradecky for his fourth Bundesliga goal of the season.

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Nkunku and Werner down Leverkusen

Leverkusen heading to the USA