Timo Werner ended his drought in the eighth round of the German Bundesliga.
The striker pulled RB Leipzig twice (15th, 53rd), winning 4-0 at home to VfL Bochum. Christopher Nkunku scored 2-0 with a penalty in the 23rd minute. The Frenchman also missed a penalty in the 64th minute, but in the 85th minute he also put together a brace.
For Leipzig it is the third consecutive home victory and the second victory under the leadership of new coach Marco Rose.
defeat for the Union
Leader Union Berlin, meanwhile, suffered a 2-0 defeat in Frankfurt. Mario Götze put Eintracht ahead in the 12th minute, Jesper Lindström scored the second goal three minutes before half-time.
The Frankfurt team, led by Oliver Glasner, took the lead after the yellow and red card against Randal Kolo Muani in the 68th minute, even outnumbered over time.
Wolfsburg with a last minute win
VfL Wolfsburg celebrate a 3-2 final win against VfB Stuttgart.
Serhou Guirassy gave the Swabians the lead in the 22nd minute, Omar Marmoush (23 ‘) and Maximilian Arnold (38’) overturned the game before Konstantinos Mavropanos equalized in added time in the first half.
At 57 ‘Silas’ Stuttgart failed with a long-range shot on the crossbar. In the second minute of added time, Yannick Gerhardt scored the golden goal for the hosts.
ÖFB legionaries in action:
Xaver Schlager (Leipzig) – until the 73rd minute
Konrad Laimer (Leipzig) – not in the squad, injured
Kevin Stöger (Bochum) – from 46 minutes into the game
Christopher Trimmel (Union) – 90 minutes
Patrick Wimmer (Wolfsburg) – yellow until 85 ‘
Pavao Pervan (Wolfsburg) – on the bench