Schick hat trick powers Bayer Leverkusen past RB Leipzig
LEVERKUSEN, Germany (Interstat) — Patrik Schick scored three goals and Christoph Baumgartner added a goal and an assist off the bench as Bayer Leverkusen defeated RB Leipzig 4-1 on Saturday in Bundesliga action at BayArena.
Schick opened the scoring in the 25th minute and Nathan Tella doubled the lead just before halftime in the 45th. Schick struck again in the 76th minute, and Baumgartner made it 4-0 in the 80th. Leipzig’s Christoph Baumgartner, who was cautioned later, pulled one back in the 89th minute, but the visitors could not mount a comeback.
Yellow cards were issued to Max Finkgräfe in the 14th minute, Xaver Schlager in the 72nd, Baumgartner in the 84th and Malik Tillman in the 86th.
Leverkusen improved to 20 wins, 11 losses and 5 draws in league play and 29-14-7 overall. Leipzig fell to 21-11-4 in the Bundesliga and 23-12-4 across all competitions.