Football

Bundesliga wrap: Leipzig topple Augsburg to top standings

LEIPZIG, GERMANY – FEBRUARY 01: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been digitally enhanced.) Dani Olmo of RB Leipzig in action during the Bundesliga match between RB Leipzig and Borussia Mönchengladbach at Red Bull Arena on February 1, 2020 in Leipzig, Germany. (Photo by Boris Streubel/Bundesliga/Bundesliga Collection via Getty Images)

RasenBallsport Leipzig top the Bundesliga standings following a 2-0 victory over Augsburg on Saturday.
Angelino opened the scoring for the visitors on the stroke of half time but the highlight of the game was to arrive 21 minutes later.
Second half substitute, Yussuf Poulsen scored a wonder goal, seconds after coming on to seal the points as Julian Nagelsmann’s men remain as the division’s early pace setters.
Poulsen got on the end of Daniel Olmo’s lobbed pass and unleased a fearsome left-footed volley which flew past the Augsburg goalkeeper, Rafal Gikiewicz and into the top corner.
The champions, FC Bayern Munich returned to winning ways as they thrashed Arminia Bielefeld 4-1.
Thomas Muller and Robert Lewandowski scored braces to give Hansi Flick’s a huge win.
Borussia Dortmund are up to third as they beat TSG Hoffeinheim 1-0 thanks to Marco Reus goal on 76 minutes at Prezero Arena.
VfB Stuttgart moved into the Champions League spots with a 2-0 win at Hertha Berlin with Marc-Oliver Kempf and Gonzalo Castro emerging as the goal scoring contributors with efforts either side of the break.

Lucas Alario’s strike on the half hour was enough to give Bayer Leverkusen the points in their 1-0 success over Mainz 05 at Opel Arena while Freiburg and Werder Bremen drew 1-1 at Schwarzwald-Stadion.
Philipp Lienhart put Freiburg ahead in the 16th minute but Niclas Fuellkrug equalized for the visitors nine minutes later.
In the day’s late game, Borussia Monchengladbach and Wolfsburg drew 1-1 at Borussia-Park.
Jonas Hofmann thought he’d given the hosts the win when he netted with 12 minutes remaining only for Wout Weghorst to level matters with five minutes left on the clock.

Sammy Wejinya

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