Match highlights
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Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig highlights
How the goals came
39' Jeremie Frimpong opens the scoring for Bayer Leverkusen → 45' Álex Grimaldo extends Bayer Leverkusen's lead → 45+7' Kevin Kampl pulls one back for RB Leipzig → 57' Loïs Openda equalises for RB Leipzig → 80' Loïs Openda puts RB Leipzig ahead (the winner). Full time: 2-3, RB Leipzig win.
The match, goal by goal
2 of the 5 goals came after half-time. RB Leipzig came from 2 down to win.
39' Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen) 1-0
Jeremie Frimpong broke the deadlock in the 39th minute to give Bayer Leverkusen a 1-0 lead at home. It was the first goal of a first half that had stayed scoreless until then. The opener would not be enough, however, as the match ended 2-3.
45' Álex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen) 2-0
Only six minutes after the opener, Álex Grimaldo doubled Bayer Leverkusen's advantage in the 45th minute to make it 2-0. The quick second goal appeared to put the hosts firmly in control before the break. That two-goal cushion, however, would eventually disappear entirely.
45'+7 Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) 2-1
Trailing by two, RB Leipzig pulled one back through Kevin Kampl in the 45+7th minute, cutting the deficit to 2-1 before half-time. The goal marked the start of the visitors' fightback. Leipzig went on to score twice more after the interval and turn the match around.
57' Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) 2-2
Loïs Openda equalized in the 57th minute, bringing the score level at 2-2. RB Leipzig, who had been two goals down in the first half, had now fully recovered the deficit away from home. For Bayer Leverkusen, it meant their two-goal lead was gone.
80' Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) 2-3
In the 80th minute, Loïs Openda struck for the second time in the match to put RB Leipzig ahead 2-3. The visitors held on to that lead until the end, making Openda's goal the winner. Leipzig completed a comeback from 2-0 down, while Bayer Leverkusen suffered a home defeat after leading by two.
