Leipzig win eases pressure on Marsch,Nkunku scores brace
RB Leipzig eased the pressure on coach Jesse Marsch as Christopher Nkunku scored twice in a 3-0 home win over Bundesliga strugglers Bochum on Saturday.
Portugal striker Andre Silva broke the deadlock after a goalless first half, before Nkunku took his tally to nine goals in 10 games in all competitions this season.
Leipzig CEO Oliver Mintzlaff before kick-off admitted results are “not what we imagined” after Tuesday’s home defeat by Club Brugge in the Champions League which followed a 6-3 drubbing at Manchester City.
After Nkunku netted Leipzig’s second with a deft chip over Bochum goalkeeper Manuel Riemann, a relieved Marsch celebrated with his players on the sidelines.
The result lifts Leipzig to seventh, 10 points behind leaders Bayern Munich, who host Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday.
Earlier, Borussia Dortmund proved they can win in the Bundesliga without injured star striker Erling Braut Haaland by grabbing a 2-1 victory at home to Augsburg.
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With Haaland again in the stands at Signal Iduna Park having also missed Tuesday’s Champions League win over Sporting Lisbon with a persistent leg injury, Dortmund bounced back from last week’s defeat at Borussia Moenchengladbach.
Haaland is set to miss Norway’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Turkey and Montenegro.