Match highlights
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VfL Wolfsburg vs RB Leipzig highlights
How the goals came
11' Loïs Openda opens the scoring for RB Leipzig → 26' Xavi Simons extends RB Leipzig's lead → 49' Xavi Simons extends RB Leipzig's lead (the winner) → 58' Kilian Fischer pulls one back for VfL Wolfsburg → 75' Andreas Skov Olsen pulls one back for VfL Wolfsburg. Full time: 2-3, RB Leipzig win.
The match, goal by goal
3 of the 5 goals came after half-time.
11' Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) 0-1
RB Leipzig struck first on the road at the Volkswagen Arena, with Loïs Openda opening the scoring in the 11th minute of this Bundesliga Matchday 29 meeting with VfL Wolfsburg. The early goal set the tone for what would become a five-goal afternoon, and Openda's strike was the first of three Leipzig goals before the hosts found a reply.
26' Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) 0-2
Xavi Simons doubled RB Leipzig's advantage in the 26th minute, making it 0-2 in front of the home crowd in Wolfsburg. The visitors went into the latter stages of the first half with a two-goal cushion, and it would not be Simons's only contribution on the scoresheet that day.
49' Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) 0-3
Four minutes into the second half, Xavi Simons scored his second of the match to put RB Leipzig 0-3 up. The goal proved decisive: VfL Wolfsburg would pull two back, but this third goal left Leipzig just enough margin to hold on for a 2-3 win.
58' Kilian Fischer (VfL Wolfsburg) 1-3
Trailing by three, VfL Wolfsburg finally got on the board in the 58th minute through Kilian Fischer, cutting the deficit to 1-3. It was the hosts' first goal of the afternoon and the start of a fightback at the Volkswagen Arena.
75' Andreas Skov Olsen (VfL Wolfsburg) 2-3
Andreas Skov Olsen made it 2-3 in the 75th minute, bringing VfL Wolfsburg within a single goal after they had been 0-3 down. The comeback stopped there, however, as no further goals followed and RB Leipzig held on for a 2-3 away win.
