RB Leipzig confirmed no indicators of lacking Timo Werner on Sunday as they strolled to a cushty Three-1 house win over hapless Mainz of their first Bundesliga recreation of the season. Third within the desk and Champions League semi-finalists last season, pundits in Germany had predicted a more durable experience for Leipzig this yr after they offered star striker Werner to Chelsea. But Julian Nagelsmann’s facet had been at their free-flowing greatest as they began the brand new marketing campaign in entrance of eight,500 followers, chalking up 23 photographs on their solution to a deserved win.
Leipzig have now scored 16 objectives of their final three video games in opposition to Mainz, who’re getting ready for an additional relegation dogfight this season.
The house facet burst out of the blocks, with each Dani Olmo and Marcel Halstenberg coming inside inches of taking the lead within the first couple of minutes.
The opener got here after only a quarter of an hour, as Olmo was tripped by Leandro Barreiro within the field and Emil Forsberg slotted house the ensuing penalty.
Danish worldwide Yussuf Poulsen then despatched a fizzing shot over the crossbar earlier than doubling the lead with a looping header on 21 minutes.
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After Forsberg hit the publish on the half-hour mark, it appeared rout was on the playing cards.
Jean-Philippe Mateta beat the offside entice simply after the break to carry Mainz again into the sport, however Amadou Haidara linked up with Forsberg only a few minutes later to make it Three-1 and put Leipzig out of attain.
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