The big game in the German Bundesliga this weekend sees second host fourth as the race for Champions League spots takes centre stage.
Erling Haaland remains a big doubt, while fellow striker Steffen Tigges is out for the season with a broken ankle. Yussuf Poulsen also picked up an injury on duty with Denmark. Lukas Klostermann remains a minor doubt but Tyler Adams is fit. We may earn commission from some of the links in this article, but we never allow this to influence our content.
DORTMUND, Germany, April 2 (Reuters) - RB Leipzig's Konrad Laimer scored twice and set up a third goal for a stunning 4-1 victory at second-placed Borussia Dortmund on Saturday that all but killed off the hosts' slim title hopes.
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Then, in the international break, he played two games for Norway and scored three goals, so that should be a great sign for Dortmund. On the other hand, RB Leipzig will be missing Peter Gulacsi, their first-choice keeper, and Lukas Klostermann is a doubt, but they should be fielding Tyler Adams after he played two games for the USMNT in the international break. RB Leipzig is also fairly poor away from home, with just four wins in 13 away games this season, and a total of five losses. Erling Haaland should finally be fit to play the entire 90 minutes for BVB, as he was slow to return from the injury that kept him sidelined for a part of January and all of February. He played three games for Borussia Dortmund in March but did not score in one of them and never played the full game. They have been great, including a 2-1 victory at their Red Bull Arena against the team they are playing against this weekend, but also very bad, including a 2-0 loss at home against relegation side Arminia Bielefeld in December. Yet, they are entering this match in very good form, having last lost at the start of February against league leaders Bayern Munich, away from home. After that, they are also six games unbeaten with two draws, but two of their victories were 6-1 away from their Red Bull Arena. Thus, they will look to continue their unbeaten streak and secure their 19th win in this edition of the Bundesliga, 12th at home.
Anthony Dabbundo gives his detailed thoughts, plus his top pick, for Saturday's Bundesliga showdown between Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig.
The Black and Yellows, who are due for some regression, are just fifth in box entries and 16th in crosses completed into the penalty area. The fourth and most recent game was a 1-1 draw with Kรถln in which Dortmund produced nine shots. The club did total 2.0 expected goals against Arminia Bieleleld, which happens to be the worst team in the German top flight by xG this season. A hot finish could be enough for them to really challenge the Bavarians for the league title, as there are seven matches to go and they trail by just six points. That road starts with a difficult match against the leagueโs second-best team in Leipzig, based on underlying metrics. The Red Bulls have only lost once in 2022, which came in a 3-2 defeat against Bayern Munich.
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RB Leipzig inflicted a potentially fatal blow on Dortmund's faint title hopes with an emphatic victory at Signal Iduna Park.
DORTMUND, Germany, April 2 (Reuters) - RB Leipzig's Konrad Laimer scored twice and set up a third goal for a stunning 4-1 victory at second-placed Borussia ...