Werder Bremen Cruise Past RB Leipzig With 3-1 Victory

Werder Bremen claimed a commanding 3-1 Bundesliga victory over RB Leipzig at the Weserstadion in Bremen. Played in front of 39,700 fans on September 5, 2026, the hosts seized control early when Eren Dinkçi opened the scoring in the 4th minute. Niclas Füllkrug added a second with a header just after the hour mark, before Marco Grüll put the result beyond doubt with a third goal in the 80th minute. Ridle Baku grabbed a late consolation for the visitors in stoppage time, but it did little to dampen a dominant and confident home display from Daniel Thioune's side.

Key Events

4' - Chuki assisted Eren Dinkçi to score, making it 1-0.

23' - Chuki was shown a yellow card for Werder Bremen.

24' - Christopher Nkunku was involved in a VAR check for RB Leipzig.

68' - Marco Grüll assisted Niclas Füllkrug, who scored with a header, making it 2-0.

80' - Marco Grüll scored to make it 3-0.

90+5' - Andrija Maksimovic assisted Ridle Baku, who scored with a header, making it 3-1.

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