2. Bundesliga (Week 17) : Leipzig defeats Duisburg 4-2
GERMANY, Dec. 6, 2015 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 17: Three wins in a row for RB Leipzig. After their success against Arminia Bielefeld and Karlsruher SC, Die Bullen continued their sensational form in the 2. Bundesliga with a 4-2 victory over MSV Duisburg this Sunday.
Poulsen Yussuf scored dual goals
Wolze Kevin opened the score in the 17th minute, before seeing RB Leipzig catch up in the 27th minute thanks to Poulsen Yussuf. 1-1 at half time. Die Bullen eventually won the game in the second period with three more goals by Quaschner Nils ('85), Nukan Atinc ('87) and Poulsen Yussuf ('90).
RB Leipzig remains in second place with 35 points from 17 games, tie on points with SC Freiburg.
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC Freiburg | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 20 | 19 | 35 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 35 |
| 3 | SV Sandhausen | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 29 |
| 4 | FC St. Pauli | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 29 |
| 5 | FC Nürnberg | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 25 |
| 7 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 25 |
| 8 | VfL Bochum | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 24 |
| 9 | FC Kaiserslautern | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 22 |
| 10 | FSV Frankfurt | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 22 |
| 11 | FC Heidenheim | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 21 |
| 12 | Arminia Bielefeld | 17 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 20 |
| 13 | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 19 |
| 14 | Union Berlin | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 17 |
| 15 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 16 |
| 16 | Paderborn | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 29 | -12 | 16 |
| 17 | 1860 Munich | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 14 |
| 18 | MSV Duisburg | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 31 | -16 | 11 |
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Overview
RB Leipzig
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:RB Leipzig 4-2 MSV Duisburg (6 Dec.)
- Previous game:Karlsruher SC 0-1 RB Leipzig (30 Nov.)
- Next game:RB Leipzig - FSV Frankfurt (13 Dec.)
MSV Duisburg
- Position: 18
- Best performance of the season:MSV Duisburg 3-0 SV Sandhausen (29 Nov.)
- Previous game:MSV Duisburg 3-0 SV Sandhausen (29 Nov.)
- Next game:FC Kaiserslautern - MSV Duisburg (13 Dec.)
- 6 December 2015
- 13:30
- Leipzig
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  SC Freiburg | 35 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 35 |
| 3 |  SV Sandhausen | 29 |
| 4 |  FC St. Pauli | 29 |
| 5 |  FC Nürnberg | 27 |
Week 17 Results
| Friday 4 December 2015 | ||||
 | 1860 Munich | 0-1 | FSV Frankfurt |  |
| FC Nürnberg | 2-1 | Paderborn |  |
| SV Sandhausen | 1-1 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth |  |
| Saturday 5 December 2015 | ||||
| Arminia Bielefeld | 2-1 | Karlsruher SC |  | |
| SC Freiburg | 3-0 | Union Berlin |  |
| Sunday 6 December 2015 | ||||
 | VfL Bochum | 1-1 | FC Heidenheim |  |
 | FC Kaiserslautern | 1-2 | FC St. Pauli | |
| RB Leipzig | 4-2 | MSV Duisburg | |
| Monday 7 December 2015 | ||||
 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 20:15 | Eintracht Braunschweig |  |