Borussia Dortmund 1-4 RB Leipzig: Konrad Laimer double leaves Dortmund title hopes hanging by a thread

RB Leipzig inflicted a potentially fatal blow on Dortmund's faint title hopes with an emphatic victory at Signal Iduna Park, sold out for the first time in over two years. Two quick-fire first-half goals from the visiting midfielder Konrad Laimer left Dortmund with a mountain to climb which ultimately proved insurmountable.

Ad/> Christopher Nkunku added a third — his 16th goal of the season to level with Erling Haaland in the scoring charts — to completely kill off Dortmund after the restart and Dani Olmo grabbed a fourth late on following Donyell Malen's consolation. Transfers'We will find another new talent' — Dortmund admit City bid for Haaland would be unmatchable30/03/2022 AT 16:11 Laimer opened the scoring in the 21st-minute, nonchalantly lifting the ball over the onrushing Gregor Kobel with a delicate chip as Nkunku registered his eighth assist of the season.

He doubled the advantage when his shot from the edge of the box took a wicked deflection, wrong-footing Kobel as the home supporters were silenced for the second time in nine devastating minutes. Dortmund were poor defensively all evening and looked like conceding every time Leipzig drove forward.

And in the 58th-minute, Nkunku's beautiful curling shot, which nestled into the corner, killed the game as a contest. Substitute Malen's scrappy goal in the 84th-minute gave Dortmund a consolation, but Leipzig would have the final day, Olmo scoring the best effort of the day with a scorcher from the edge of the penalty area.

Bundesliga table Bundesliga fixtures / results Bundesliga top scorers MAN OF THE MATCH — Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) Much of the pre-match build-up centred on the duel between Nkunku and Haaland at opposite ends of the pitch. There was one