The story
Leipzig beat Bremen 4-2 at Red Bull Arena (Leipzig) in the Bundesliga, matchday 16.
Leipzig's goals came from Xavi Simons (23', 35'), Benjamin Sesko (47') and Christoph Baumgartner (90'); Mitchell Weiser (26') and Oliver Burke (90+3') replied for Bremen.
It was 2-1 at half-time.
Bremen had 51% of the ball and 7 shots to Leipzig's 18.
Match stats
Key moments
- 23' Xavi Simons Goal · Leipzig 1-0 Assist: Loïs Openda
- 26' Mitchell Weiser Goal · Bremen 1-1 Assist: Marco Grüll
- 35' Xavi Simons Goal · Leipzig 2-1 Assist: Arthur Vermeeren
- 47' Benjamin Sesko Goal · Leipzig 3-1
- 90' Christoph Baumgartner Goal · Leipzig 4-1 Assist: André Silva
- 90+3' Oliver Burke Goal · Bremen 4-2
Line-ups
Leipzig
- Péter GulácsiGoalkeeper
- Willi OrbánDefender
- David Raumoff 65'Defender
- Lukas Klostermannoff 87'Defender
- Xavi Simonsoff 65'Midfielder
- Arthur VermeerenMidfielder
- Nicolas SeiwaldMidfielder
- Kevin Kamploff 75'Midfielder
- Benjamin Seskooff 87'Forward
- Antonio NusaForward
- Loïs OpendaForward
Bremen
- Michael ZettererGoalkeeper
- Derrick Köhnoff 67'Defender
- Marco Friedloff 46'Defender
- Niklas StarkDefender
- Mitchell WeiserDefender
- Anthony JungDefender
- Senne Lynenoff 87'Midfielder
- Romano SchmidMidfielder
- Jens Stageoff 87'Midfielder
- Marco Grülloff 67'Forward
- Marvin DuckschForward
Full timeline
Every goal and card (8)
- 11' 🟨 Marco Friedl
- 23' ⚽ Xavi Simonsassist Loïs Openda
- 26' ⚽ Mitchell Weiserassist Marco Grüll
- 35' ⚽ Xavi Simonsassist Arthur Vermeeren
- 47' ⚽ Benjamin Sesko
- 82' 🟨 Amadou Haidara
- 90' ⚽ Christoph Baumgartnerassist André Silva
- 90+3' ⚽ Oliver Burke
Head to head
2Leipzig wins3Draws1Bremen wins