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Timo Werner celebrates his goal against Eintracht Frankfurt.
Timo Werner celebrates his goal against Eintracht Frankfurt. Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters
Timo Werner celebrates his goal against Eintracht Frankfurt. Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters

Bundesliga roundup: Werner strikes as RB Leipzig outclass Eintracht Frankfurt

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Leipzig back to within three points of Bayern Munich after 3-0 win
Hoffenheim, Borussia Dortmund and Wolfsburg all record wins

RB Leipzig moved back to within three points of the Bundesliga leaders, Bayern Munich, with a comfortable 3-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday evening.

Marvin Compper, Timo Werner and a Jesús Vallejo own goal sealed the victory after the visitors had their goalkeeper, Lukas Hradecky, sent off for handling outside the box after just three minutes.

It was Leipzig’s first fixture since their 3-0 defeat at Bayern on 21 December and, with Bayern having beaten Freiburg on Friday night, the win re-establishes the three-point gap between the two clubs. Frankfurt slip down the table to sixth after extending a worrying run of form to just one win from their last five league games.

Hoffenheim moved up to third place as they extended their unbeaten run to 17 games with a 2-0 win at Augsburg. The hosts were made to pay for an early missed chance by Daniel Baier as second-half efforts from Sandro Wagner and the substitute Andrej Kramaric sealed victory for Julian Nagelsmann’s side.

Borussia Dortmund climbed to fourth after ending a run of three Bundesliga games without a win with a 2-1 victory at Werder Bremen. André Schürrle put the visitors ahead after five minutes before Bremen’s goalkeeper, Jaroslav Drobny, was sent off in the 39th minute for a professional foul. Fin Bartels levelled just before the hour mark before Dortmund responded to seal victory through Lukasz Piszczek in the 71st minute.

Mario Gómez scored a late winner as Wolfsburg eased their relegation worries with a 1-0 win over Hamburg, who had Albin Ekdal sent off for a second bookable offence in the 33rd minute.

New signing Guido Burgstaller made an immediate impression for Schalke as he came off the bench to score a stoppage-time winner in a 1-0 success over Ingolstadt.

The Bundesliga’s bottom club, Darmstadt 98, started life under new boss Torsten Frings by ending a run of eight league defeats with a goalless home draw against Borussia Mönchengladbach.

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