Cologne's Luca Kilian and Leipzig's Yussuf Poulsen, right, battle for the ball during the Bundesliga soccer match between FC Koln and RB Leipzig at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany.
Bundesliga: Lois Openda Scores Twice To Help Leipzig Thrash Cologne 5-1 - In Pics
Lois Openda netted a brace as Leipzig turned on the heat in the second half to rout Cologne 5-1 in the Bundesliga. Leipzig jumped to fourth place, two points above Borussia Dortmund, who will play Eintracht Frankfurt later in the weekend. Leipzig led after 15 minutes through Dutch forward Xavi but just three minutes later Sargis Adamyan scored his first Bundesliga goal in more than a year to equalize for Cologne, Associated Press reported. Leipzig were dominant in the second half and put the result beyond doubt during a seven-minute burst. Openda scored in the 63rd and 67th minutes and Amadou Haidara piled on to make it 4-1. Yussuf Poulsen completed the thrashing, eight minutes?from?time.
Bundesliga 2023-24: Leipzig vs Cologne
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Cologne's Jacob Christensen, left, and Leipzig's Christoph Baumgartner battle for the ball during the Bundesliga soccer match between FC Koln and RB Leipzig at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany.
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Leipzig players celebrate the goal by Haidara during the Bundesliga soccer match between FC Koln and RB Leipzig at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany.
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Leipzig's Lois Openda, center, scores during the Bundesliga soccer match between FC Koln and RB Leipzig at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany.
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Cologne's Max Finkgrafe, left, in action against Leipzig's Dani Olmo and Benjamin Henrichs, right, during the Bundesliga soccer match between FC Koln and RB Leipzig at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany.
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Cologne's Sargis Adamyan, front, and Leipzig's Castello Lukeba battle for the ball during the Bundesliga soccer match between FC Koln and RB Leipzig at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany.
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Cologne's Leart Paqarada, left, and Leipzig's Dani Olmo battle for the ball during the Bundesliga soccer match between FC Koln and RB Leipzig at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany.
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Cologne's Luca Kilian, left, and Leipzig's Lois Openda battle for the ball during the Bundesliga soccer match between FC Koln and RB Leipzig at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany.
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Leipzig's Xavi Simons celebrates scoring during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Leipzig and Cologne, at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany.
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Leipzig's Xavi Simons celebrates scoring during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Leipzig and Cologne, at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany.
