Schick’s hat trick powers Leverkusen - Rb Leipzig 4-1

Bayer Leverkusen won leverkusen - rb leipzig 4-1, and Patrik Schick scored three times in the top match. The result snapped RB Leipzig’s five-game winning run and pushed Leverkusen up to fourth place.

Schick Opens at 25'

The break came in the 25th minute when Schick put Leverkusen ahead. Nathan Tella added the second goal in the 45th minute, giving the home side a two-goal lead before the interval.

Leipzig had chances to steady itself, but the first half kept slipping away from it. Maarten Vandevoordt helped prevent a second Leverkusen goal against Tella in the 30th minute, while Max Finkgräfe tried shots from distance in the 39th and 41st minutes, and Xaver Schlager tested one from range in the 42nd.

Vandevoordt and Leipzig Reply

Ole Werner turned to Brajan Gruda after the restart, then sent on Conrad Harder and Assan Ouedraogo as Leipzig tried to change the pattern. The substitutions came after Leverkusen had already set the pace with clean, direct finishing.

Schick struck again in the 76th minute, and Christoph Baumgartner pulled one back for Leipzig four minutes later. That left Leipzig needing a late push, but Schick finished his hat trick in the 89th minute and closed the game at 4-1.

Leverkusen Moves to Fourth

Leipzig’s run of five straight wins ended with one loss in the top match. Leverkusen left with the points and the climb to fourth place, while Leipzig walked away with a scoreline that reflected how quickly the game tilted after Schick’s first goal.