Match highlights
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Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig highlights
How the goals came
24' Jeremie Frimpong opens the scoring for Bayer Leverkusen → 35' Jonathan Tah extends Bayer Leverkusen's lead → 39' Dani Olmo pulls one back for RB Leipzig → 64' Florian Wirtz extends Bayer Leverkusen's lead (the winner) → 71' Loïs Openda pulls one back for RB Leipzig. Full time: 3-2, Bayer Leverkusen win.
The match, goal by goal
2 of the 5 goals came after half-time.
24' Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen) 1-0
On the opening matchday of the Bundesliga on 2023-08-19, it was the hosts who struck first at the BayArena. Jeremie Frimpong scored in the 24th minute to make it 1-0 to Bayer Leverkusen. From that moment on, Leverkusen never surrendered the lead.
35' Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen) 2-0
Eleven minutes after the opener, Bayer Leverkusen doubled their advantage. Jonathan Tah scored in the 35th minute to make it 2-0, giving the home side a two-goal cushion before half-time and leaving RB Leipzig with ground to make up.
39' Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) 2-1
Trailing by two, RB Leipzig responded just four minutes after conceding. Dani Olmo scored in the 39th minute to cut the deficit to 2-1, ensuring the visitors went into the break only a goal behind.
64' Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen) 3-1
With the margin at a single goal after the break, Florian Wirtz restored Bayer Leverkusen's two-goal lead in the 64th minute, making it 3-1. RB Leipzig would pull one back later, but the match finished 3-2, making Wirtz's strike the winning goal.
71' Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) 3-2
RB Leipzig closed the gap again in the 71st minute, when Loïs Openda made it 3-2. It was the visitors' second fightback of the afternoon, but there was no further scoring, and Bayer Leverkusen held on for a 3-2 win.
