No slips from Leipzig as they maintain their momentum in Germany

RB Leipzig continue to lead the Bundesliga after defeating Werder Bremen 3-0 at theWeser Stadium.Hungarian centre-backWilli Orban putJulian Nagelsmanns side ahead after 13 minutes, withMarcel Sabitzer adding a second goal before the break.Werder were then reduced to 10 men in the second half afterKonrad Laimer was sent off for accumulating two yellow cards.Leipzigs victory was sealed in the closing minutes of the game when substitute Marcelo Saracchi scored his first goal for the club since joining in 2018.Bayern Munich are second, two points adrift, after a decisive 4-0 victory over struggling Cologne.Phillipe Coutinho netted his first goal in the German top flight after joiningNiko Kovacs side on a loan deal from Barcelona in the summer.The Brazilians opportunity came after ColognesKingsley Ehizibue floored him inside the box and subsequently handed a penalty to the Bavarians.Coutinho duly converted the chance into a goal, but was made to repeat his effort owing to the presence of Bayern players in the box.No mistake was made on the second attempt as themidfielder scored and widened his sides advantage.The scoreline included a double of efforts from the in-form Robert Lewandowski, withInter Milan loaneeIvan Perisic also contributing.Augsburgs Florian Niederlechner scored against former club Freiburg to prevent them from taking three points at theSchwarzwald Stadium.A 23rd-minute strike fromLucas Holer had given the hosts the lead, butNiederlechners equaliser 16 minutes later squared things up.Peter Boszs Bayer Leverkusen returned to winning ways after suffering their first league defeat this season at the hands of Borussia Dortmund.A 20th-minute strike fromKevin Volland was swiftly followed by a second goal from Argentinian strikerLucas Alario against Union Berlin.The top flight new boys failed to respond and were weakened in the 66th minute after a heavy challenge on Julian Baumgartlinger resulted in the sending off of Sebastian Polter, five minutes after he had replaced Marcus Ingvartsen.Hertha Berlin climbed off the bottom with their first win of the season, 2-1 over Paderborn.Dutch wingerJavairo Dilrosun gave the home side the lead after 10 minutes and the margin was widened byMarius Wolf after the break.Ben Zolinski pulled a goal back two minutes later but an equaliser did not appear andSteffen Baumgarts side are now at the foot of the table, the only side without a victory.(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
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