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Sunday Roundup- Bayer Leverkusen 0:2 Schalke & Leipzig 1:2 Cologne 2018

A first half strike from Guido Burgstaller and a late penalty from Nabil Bentaleb saw Schalke beat Leverkusen 2:0 at the Bay Arena and go third in the league.

Burgstaller broke his seven game drought when he produced a cool finish to open the scoring on 11 minutes. Daniel Caligiuri’s long pass found the Austrian international in space, and he deftly lofted it over defender Panagiotis Retsos before slotting home.

Things went from bad to worse for Leverkusen, who could’ve potentially gone second with a win here, when Dominik Kohr was sent off seven minutes before half time.

Schalke finished the job through substitute Nabil Bentaleb’s second half penalty after Retsos had brought down Embolo in the box. The Algerian, brought on in the second half for Leon Goretzka, sent Bernd Leno the wrong way for his fourth of the campaign.

A game to forget for both young Retsos and Kohr, one has to say Continue reading Sunday Roundup- Bayer Leverkusen 0:2 Schalke & Leipzig 1:2 Cologne 2018

Monchengladbach-Leipzig 2018 Highlights | Ademola Lookman goal vs Gladbach Video

Ademola Lookman’s goal vs Borussia MGB puts him into the record books as the first English person to score in the German top flight since Owen Hargreaves back in 2005 (Hargreaves’ goal was also against BMG). RB Leipzig won 1-0 thanks to the Everton loanee’s strike Continue reading Monchengladbach-Leipzig 2018 Highlights | Ademola Lookman goal vs Gladbach Video

Naby Keita to Liverpool in January 2018 NOT happening, say Leipzig

RB Leipzig have officially confirmed that Naby Keita will remain at the Red Bull Arena till June 2018, thus quashing rumours of him transferring to Liverpool in the current winter transfer window. The Reds will sign Keita next summer but were looking at advancing the deal following the sale of Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona, but Leipzig, who are in a race to make the Champions League next season, feel the Guinean is more important to their cause currently. Continue reading Naby Keita to Liverpool in January 2018 NOT happening, say Leipzig