Bundesliga (Week 11) : Leipzig beats Bayer 3-2
GERMANY, Nov. 18, 2016 (AMP) — Bundesliga / Match day 11: 6 wins in a row for RB Leipzig. After their success against Augsburg, Wolfsburg, Werder Bremen, Darmstadt 98 and Mainz, Die Bullen continued their sensational form in the Bundesliga with a 3-2 victory over Bayer Leverkusen this Friday.
Bayer Leverkusen had started off well by taking the lead thanks to goals by Kampl ('1) and Brandt ('45), while Leipzig only scored once Baumgartlinger ('4 own). Trailing 2-1 at half time, Die Bullen nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring twice in the second period (Forsberg '67 and Orban '81).
RB Leipzig climbed to first place with 27 points from 11 games, a 3-point lead over runner-up Bayern Munich, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Bundesliga table (as of November 18, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RB Leipzig | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 27 |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 18 | 24 |
| 3 | Hoffenheim | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | Hertha Berlin | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 18 |
| 6 | FC Köln | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 18 |
| 7 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 18 |
| 8 | Bayer Leverkusen | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 16 |
| 9 | SC Freiburg | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 15 |
| 10 | Mainz | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 14 |
| 11 | Mönchengladbach | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 12 |
| 12 | Schalke 04 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 11 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 11 |
| 14 | Wolfsburg | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 9 |
| 15 | Darmstadt 98 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 8 |
| 16 | Werder Bremen | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 27 | -15 | 7 |
| 17 | FC Ingolstadt | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 21 | -14 | 2 |
| 18 | Hamburger SV | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 23 | -19 | 2 |
Fixtures and Results : Bundesliga 2016-2017
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Overview
Bayer Leverkusen
- Position: 8
- Best performance of the season:Bayer Leverkusen 3-1 Hamburger SV (10 Sep.)
- Previous game:Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 Darmstadt 98 (5 Nov.)
- Next game:Bayern Munich - Bayer Leverkusen (26 Nov.)
RB Leipzig
- Position: 1 +1
- Best performance of the season:Hamburger SV 0-4 RB Leipzig (17 Sep.)
- Previous game:RB Leipzig 3-1 Mainz (6 Nov.)
- Next game:SC Freiburg - RB Leipzig (25 Nov.)
- 18 November 2016
- 20:30
- Leverkusen
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RB Leipzig | 27 |
| 2 |  Bayern Munich | 24 |
| 3 |  Hoffenheim | 20 |
| 4 |  Hertha Berlin | 20 |
| 5 |  Borussia Dortmund | 18 |
Week 11 Results
| Friday 18 November 2016 | ||||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2-3 | RB Leipzig | |
| Saturday 19 November 2016 | ||||
 | Mainz | 15:30 | SC Freiburg |  |
 | Wolfsburg | 15:30 | Schalke 04 |  |
 | Augsburg | 15:30 | Hertha Berlin | |
 | Mönchengladbach | 15:30 | FC Köln |  |
 | Darmstadt 98 | 15:30 | FC Ingolstadt |  |
| Borussia Dortmund | 18:30 | Bayern Munich | |
| Sunday 20 November 2016 | ||||
| Hoffenheim | 15:30 | Hamburger SV |  |
 | Werder Bremen | 17:30 | Eintracht Frankfurt |  |