On Sunday, RB Leipzig thumped Greuther Furth by 6 goals in the Bundesliga.
The game’s standout players were Christopher Nkunku and Emile Forsberg, who scored one goal and assisted two others.
In the fourth minute, the host started the game brilliantly from a left-footed finish by Jamie Lewelling.
But the visitors quickly turned the game around in the first half, scoring four goals.
As a result, they added two more in the second half, bringing the total to six for the night.
Starting Lineup:
Greuther Furth Starting XI: (4-3-2-1) Andreas Linde;
Jetro Willems, Nick Viergever, Maximilian Bauer, Marco Meyerhofer;
Julian Green, Max Chrisiansen, Paul Seguin;
Havard Nielsen, Branimir Hrgota, Jamie Leweling.
RB Leipzig Starting XI: (3-4-1-2) Peter Gulacsi;
Josko Gvardiol, Willi Orban, Mohamed Simakan;
Angelino, Amadou Haidara, Konrad Laimer, Benjamin Henrichs;
Emil Forsberg, Andre Silva, Christopher Nkunku.
Goals:
1-0 Greuther Fruth. Jamie Lewelling scored after chasing a through-ball down the right flank, dribbling into the box and attempting a low cross for the onrushing strikers. However, Leipzig’s defenders were successful in intercepting the ball. On the other hand, Lewelling was fortunate to receive the ball and smashed it with his left foot.
1-1 RB Leipzig. After a sumptuous cross by Angelino from the left-flank, Andre Silva equalises for the visitors. Nevertheless, The Portuguese striker made a decisive move inside the box and scored a brilliant header as the ball went through the bottom left corner.
1-2 RB Leipzig. Emil Forsberg scored a terrific goal!!! Christopher Nkunku takes a short corner and passes it to Forsberg, who was waiting outside the box. Forsberg hammered the ball from afar, despite the keeper’s best efforts.
1-3 RB Leipzig. Brilliant by Konrad Liamer!!! Christopher Nkunku laid off a header to Laimer, who controlled the ball from the left channel and chipped it over the Goalkeeper.
1-4 RB Leipzig. What turn around by Leipzig!!! Angelino puts another great cross into the box. Nonetheless, the right wing-back Benjamin Henrichs made an intelligent run and finished off in style to the left far post.
1-5 RB Leipzig. Mohamed Simakan scored his first goal in the league; Simakan scored past the top left corner after Forsberg took a 35-yard free-kick from the right channel and found him at the far post.
1-6 RB Leipzig. Christopher Nkunku makes it sixer for the Leipzig side; Emil Forsberg delivers an impeccably timed through-ball to the Frenchman, who scores with a Finesse shot past the right bottom corner.
So, what’s next for Greuther Furth and RB Leipzig?
Greuther Furth will be host Freiburg in the Bundesliga.
Meanwhile, RB Leipzig will also face Frankfurt on Sunday in the Bundesliga.
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