Bundesliga roundup: Leipzig deal Union Berlin 1st home loss in 18 months

A second-half Benjamin Sesko double and a stunning goal from Xavi Simons took RB Leipzig to a 3-0 win at a ten-man Union Berlin on Sunday, the home side’s first loss in the German capital in 18 months.

Surprise Champions League participants Union had not lost in the league at home since February 2022, when they suffered a 3-0 defeat to Borussia Dortmund, then coached by current Leipzig boss Marco Rose.

Leipzig, who started this season with a 3-0 Supercup thrashing of Bayern Munich, thundered out of the blocks, taking the lead shortly after thanks to a long-range Simons goal.

Union lost forward Kevin Volland to a straight red card shortly after, Leipzig’s Sesko scoring two goals in three minutes late in the game to wrap up the result.

Leipzig sporting director Max Eberl celebrated the “impressive style and manner” of his side’s “deserved” win but conceded “the red card definitely helped us a bit.”

Rose toasted Simons’ “beautiful goal&#

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