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Bundesliga round-up: Timo Werner scores brace to help Leipzig to their first league victory of the season

By PA Sport

Monday 28 August 2017 13:37, UK

LEIPZIG, GERMANY - APRIL 15: Naby Keita of Leipzig celebrates his team's third goal with team mate Timo Werner during the Bundesliga match between RB Leip
Image: Timo Werner grabbed a brace in RB Leipzig's thrashing of Freiburg

RB Leipzig recovered from a goal down to thrash Freiburg 4-1 and claim their first Bundesliga victory of the season on Sunday.

Following their defeat to Schalke on the opening day of the campaign, last season's runners-up looked in danger of suffering a second successive loss when Florian Niederlechner gave Freiburg the lead midway through the first half.

However, the home side turned the game on its head in the second period and were level within three minutes of the restart when Timo Werner headed home from six yards out.

Willi Orban then fired Leipzig in front on 55 minutes and Werner's second of the game made the result safe, although the best goal had been saved till last as substitute Bruma scored a sumptuous right-footed volley just two minutes after coming on.

during the Bundesliga match between Hannover 96 and FC Schalke 04 at HDI-Arena on August 27, 2017 in Hanover, Germany.
Image: Jonathas de Jesus scored the winner against Schalke

Freiburg's miserable afternoon was complete when Nicolas Hofler was sent off for a second bookable offence 10 minutes from time.

Hannover claimed their second win of the season with a 1-0 victory at home to Schalke, with Jonathas de Jesus scoring the only goal of the game midway through the second half.

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Schalke's best chances came in the closing minutes but Guido Burgstaller and Fabian Reese were unable to find the target when it mattered.