Match ends, RB Leipzig 8, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0.
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Timo Werner scored a hat-trick as RB Leipzig thrashed Mainz to go third in the Bundesliga.
Marcel Sabitzer's fifth-minute opener paved the way for Werner, Christopher Nkunku, Marcel Halstenberg and Yussuf Poulsen to make it 5-0 by half-time.
Werner added his second shortly after the interval, before Nordi Mukiele completed a relentless spell of six goals in 20 minutes of play.
Germany striker Werner completed his hat-trick with three minutes left.
Julian Nagelsmann's side climb above Bayern Munich on goal difference, after the German champions were beaten 5-1 by Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.
Elsewhere, Borussia Dortmund moved up to second with a comfortable 3-0 win over Wolfsburg.
It took until the 52nd minute for Thorgan Hazard to open the scoring, before Raphael Guerreiro and a late penalty from Mario Gotze wrapped up victory.
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Line-ups
RB Leipzig
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Gulácsi
- 22Mukiele
- 16Klostermann
- 5UpamecanoSubstituted forAmpaduat 52'minutes
- 23Halstenberg
- 7SabitzerSubstituted forSantos Carneiro Da Cunhaat 62'minutes
- 27LaimerSubstituted forHaidaraat 45'minutes
- 31Demme
- 18Nkunku
- 9Poulsen
- 11Werner
Substitutes
- 8Haidara
- 10Forsberg
- 13Ilsanker
- 20Santos Carneiro Da Cunha
- 26Ampadu
- 28Mvogo
- 44Kampl
Mainz
Formation 4-1-2-1-2
- 27Zentner
- 2Pierre-GabrielBooked at 84mins
- 4St. Juste
- 42Hack
- 3Martín
- 14KundeSubstituted forBrosinskiat 54'minutes
- 8Öztunali
- 34Baku
- 5BoëtiusSubstituted forOnisiwoat 75'minutes
- 28SzalaiSubstituted forLatzaat 40'minutes
- 7Quaison
Substitutes
- 1Müller
- 6Latza
- 10Maxim
- 18Brosinski
- 20Fernandes
- 21Onisiwo
- 22Awoniyi
- 29Burkardt
- 35Barreiro Martins
- Referee:
- Guido Winkmann
- Attendance:
- 38,517
Match Stats
Home TeamRB LeipzigAway TeamMainz
- Possession
- Home68%
- Away32%
- Shots
- Home18
- Away9
- Shots on Target
- Home12
- Away2
- Corners
- Home3
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home11
- Away7
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, RB Leipzig 8, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0.
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Foul by Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig).
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Jeremiah St. Juste (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Amadou Haidara.
Goal!
Goal! RB Leipzig 8, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0. Timo Werner (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lukas Klostermann.
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Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig).
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(1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Booking
Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Matheus Cunha (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel (1. FSV Mainz 05).
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Foul by Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig).
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Ridle Baku (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig).
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Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt saved. Danny Latza (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Brosinski with a cross.
Substitution
Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Karim Onisiwo replaces Jean-Paul Boëtius.
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Foul by Matheus Cunha (RB Leipzig).
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Ridle Baku (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Matheus Cunha (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
