3-0 away win against Hertha BSC

Nordi Mukiele (71’) and Willi Orban (84’) also on the scoresheet | Gap closed to two points at the top of the table

Fifth league win in a row! RB Leipzig pick up a deserved 3-0 win over Hertha BSC in the Olympiastadion. The team dominated play from the first minute, but it wasn’t until the 28th minute that the first goal was scored. Captain Marcel Sabitzer with a Goal of the Season contender from over 30 yards!

The two halves began in the same fashion: Pete Gulácsi pulling off strong a strong save to deny the Hertha attack, led by former Leipzig man Matheus Cunha. After early scares in each half, Julian Nagelsmann's men regained control in both stanzas.

Nordi Mukiele's powerful shot into the roof of the net from close range (71') and Willi Orban's header (84') put the result beyond doubt and eased the nerves for the game's final phase.

Highlights:

17°C and sunny! Perfect conditions for football in the capital!

First @Bundesliga_EN start for Hee-chan Hwang! 🌟

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Head coach Julian Nagelsmann makes four changes to the side that faced Liverpool in Budapest.

Hee-chan Hwang makes his Bundesliga debut.

1st minute: The team are in all red as they hunt a fifth away win in five against Hertha!

5th minute: Hee-chan Hwang is right into the action! Marcel Halstenberg plays a perfect ball to our number 11 ...

... who brings it down perfectly and beats his man before shooting, but Jarstein makes a strong save down to his left.

23rd minute: Lukas Klostermann to the rescue! Hertha's Piatek breaks down the right and squares across goal. Klosti gets there to deflect away from the waiting and ready-to-pounce Lukebakio.

OH. MY. WORD. 🤯

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28th minute: What a strike from Marcel Sabitzer! That was ridiculous! Our captain looks up, picks his spot, and fires an absolute thunderbolt into the top corner from 30 metres! The ball flies over the goalkeeper and drops perfectly into the top corner!

35th minute: Huge chance for RBL! It's Sabitzer again. The Austrian Wizard tries one from a free-kick 25 metres out. It's a well-struck effort which beats the wall, but ends up just inches wide of the post..

Takeaway from the first half: Marcel Sabitzer scores goals 🤩

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51st minute: Hertha start quickly in the second half and have two opportunities to score. Firstly, former Leipzig man Matheus Cunha is unable to beat Pete Gulácsi. One minute later, Lukébakio also fails to beat #PeteTheWall.

Our first changes see @c_nk97 and @NordiMukiele replace @doudouhaidara04 and Hee-chan #Hwang 🔄

Let's get it, boys 🙌

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61st minute: Sabitzer with a perfect cross to Marcel Halstenberg. Halste is however unable to get any real power on his header and Jarstein makes no mistake.

68th minute: Dani Olmo with a long-range shot. His strong effort also misses by inches, hitting the side netting.

🙌 @tyler_adams14 wins the ball in the Hertha area and finds @NordiMukiele, who smashes it into the roof of the net from a narrow angle! 💥

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80th minute: KLOSTI! AGAIN!! In a last-ditch effort, Klostermann slides to block Hertha's Radonjic, who looked to get one back for his side.

Willi SCORE-ban‼️ FIVE on the season! ⚽🌟

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