German Bundesliga

RB Leipzig vs Dortmund 2021-22 German Bundesliga

  • 29': Christopher Nkunku
  • 68': Yussuf Poulsen
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2 - 1
  • 52': Marco Reus

Dortmund lose ground at top of Bundesliga with defeat at Leipzig

Borussia Dortmund's four-game winning streak in the Bundesliga came to a halt as they were beaten 2-1 away to RB Leipzig on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 29': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, Borussia Dortmund 0. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josko Gvardiol with a through ball.
  • 31': Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card.
  • 37': Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Ansgar Knauff replaces Marin Pongracic.
  • 52': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, Borussia Dortmund 1. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Meunier with a through ball.
  • 55': Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Emil Forsberg replaces Benjamin Henrichs.
  • 65': Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Goal! RB Leipzig 2, Borussia Dortmund 1. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
  • 69': Substitution, RB Leipzig. André Silva replaces Yussuf Poulsen.
  • 71': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Youssoufa Moukoko replaces Donyell Malen.
  • 82': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Reinier replaces Julian Brandt.
  • 84': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Dani Olmo replaces Christopher Nkunku.
  • 84': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Konrad Laimer replaces Amadou Haidara.
  • 86': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Dan-Axel Zagadou replaces Axel Witsel.
  • 88': Dominik Szoboszlai (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
  • 89': Youssoufa Moukoko (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 43,429

German Bundesliga Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+67 Bayern Munich 34 82 2
+29 Bayer Leverkusen 34 69 3
+22 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 60 8
+20 Borussia Dortmund 34 57 11
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Statistics

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18 Fouls 12
5 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 4
6 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 2
46.5 Possession 53.5
11 SHOTS 14
3 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
305 Accurate Passes 393
425 Passes 494
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 6
14 Crosses 15
0.4 Cross % 0.4
60 Long Balls 62
25 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
7 Blocked Shots 2
12 Effective Tackles 7
18 Tackles 10
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 13
17 Effective Clearances 15
17 Clearances 15

Line-Ups

RBL RB Leipzig (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Péter Gulácsi (GK)
2 Mohamed Simakan
32 Josko Gvardiol
22 Nordi Mukiele
14 Tyler Adams Yellow Card
8 Amadou Haidara
3 Angeliño
39 Benjamin Henrichs
18 Christopher Nkunku
17 Dominik Szoboszlai Yellow Card
9 Yussuf Poulsen Yellow Card

DOR Borussia Dortmund (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Gregor Kobel (GK)
16 Manuel Akanji
15 Mats Hummels
34 Marin Pongracic
22 Jude Bellingham Yellow Card
28 Axel Witsel Yellow Card
10 Thorgan Hazard
24 Thomas Meunier
21 Donyell Malen
11 Marco Reus Yellow Card
19 Julian Brandt

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