Match highlights
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RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen highlights
How the goals came
7' Xavi Simons opens the scoring for RB Leipzig → 47' Nathan Tella equalises for Bayer Leverkusen → 56' Loïs Openda puts RB Leipzig ahead → 63' Jonathan Tah equalises for Bayer Leverkusen → 90+1' Piero Hincapié puts Bayer Leverkusen ahead (the winner). Full time: 2-3, Bayer Leverkusen win.
The match, goal by goal
4 of the 5 goals came after half-time. Bayer Leverkusen came from 1 down to win. 1 goal in second-half stoppage time.
7' Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) 1-0
RB Leipzig went ahead at Red Bull Arena in the 7th minute, Xavi Simons putting the hosts 1-0 up in Bundesliga Matchday 18. It was the first of five goals on the day, and the start of a lead Leipzig would not keep: Bayer Leverkusen eventually turned the match around to win 2-3.
47' Nathan Tella (Bayer Leverkusen) 1-1
Trailing at the break, Bayer Leverkusen needed only two minutes of the second half to draw level. Nathan Tella scored in the 47th minute to make it 1-1, cancelling out the early opener and setting up a second half that would produce four goals.
56' Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) 2-1
Nine minutes after the equaliser, RB Leipzig were back in front. Loïs Openda struck in the 56th minute to make it 2-1 to the hosts, although this second lead would last only seven minutes.
63' Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen) 2-2
For the second time in the match, Bayer Leverkusen responded to falling behind. Jonathan Tah levelled at 2-2 in the 63rd minute, just seven minutes after Openda had restored Leipzig's advantage, and the contest was all square again.
90'+1 Piero Hincapié (Bayer Leverkusen) 2-3
With the score at 2-2 in stoppage time, Piero Hincapié scored the winner in the 90+1st minute. It was the first time Bayer Leverkusen had led all match, having twice come from behind, and it completed a 2-3 comeback victory away from home. For RB Leipzig, two leads ended in defeat.
