Overview
- Assan Ouédraogo broke the deadlock in the 63rd minute with a powerful left-footed shot from distance to set up RB Leipzig’s 2-0 home win over Werder Bremen.
- Substitute Xaver Schlager added the second with 10 minutes remaining, finishing from close range to seal the result.
- Werder briefly thought they had equalised when Keke Topp tapped in after a corner, but the goal was disallowed for a narrow offside.
- The victory moved Leipzig into outright second place, two points clear of Bayer Leverkusen and six behind leaders Bayern Munich.
- Leipzig highlighted Ouédraogo’s form after his goal on his Germany debut earlier in the week, with Ole Werner and Christoph Baumgartner commending his work ethic and development.