Werner shows why he’s top of Klopp wishlist
LIVERPOOL target Timo Werner highlighted once again why he is coveted by so many European clubs by scoring a hat-trick as RB LEIPZIG demolished MAINZ 5-0 yesterday. The Bundesliga became the first major league to resume last week, albeit without fans, although cardboard cut-outs of people are now filling the stands at some grounds. German football is leading the way and will be followed by Denmark on Thursday, Austria on June 2 and Spain, possibly on June 12, after being given a June 8 go-ahead. France have already cancelled their campaign while Italy’s Serie A will find out on Thursday whether they can play on. The two-month enforced break appears to have done the world of good to Leipzig as a run of three draws was ended in emphatic fashion thanks to hot property Werner, who is admired by Jurgen Klopp and has scored 24 goals in 27 Bundesliga games this season. He opened his account in the 11th minute and Yussuf Poulsen nodded in the second. Marcel Sabitzer killed off the game before the break, firing into the top corner from Poulsen’s pass as Mainz collapsed. Werner scored again three minutes after the restart and the 24-year-old forward scored with a chip in the 75th minute for his 91st goal in all competitions for Leipzig to become their all-time leading g goalscorer. The pressure is piling g on former Huddersfield boss David Wagner, whose e
SCHALKE side slumped ed to a shock 3-0 loss at home to relegationthreatened AUGSBURG. It was their fourth defeat in five games, causing them to drop to eighth. Eduard Lowen, Noah Sarenren-Bazee and Sergio Cordova scored the goals. Uwe Rosler’s struggling
FORTUNA DUSSELDORF were two up after 87 minutes at COLOGNE only to draw 2-2.
BORUSSIA DORTMUND are four
points behind BAYERN MUNICH but will host the leaders tomorrow evening (5.30pm).