Yussuf Poulsen scores for the third game in a row | #BVBRBL in numbers

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RB Leipzig defeated Borussia Dortmund 3-2 in a huge clash on matchday 14 of the Bundesliga season. Find all the best facts from the game here!

Squad Facts

Marco Rose made one change to the side that started against Heidenheim, with Castello Jr. replacing Yussuf Poulsen.
Lois Openda and Mohamed Simakan both picked up their fourth yellow cards of the season and will receive a one-game ban if they are booked again. Xavi was cautioned for the third time in the game against BVB.
El Chadaille Bitshiabu was in the matchday squad for the first time after recovering from a knee injury.
Lukas Klostermann captained RBL for the second time this season.

Christoph Baumgartner’s goal to make it 2-1 to RBL was the third time he’s bagged this season. It was the first time Baumi had scored after starting for Leipzig, as well as his first goal away from home.
It was our midfielder’s 30th Bundesliga goal after he found the back of the net 27 times for Hoffenheim.
Yussuf Poulsen scored for the third Bundesliga game in a row. The winner was also Yussi’s third goal against Borussia Dortmund.
It was also the seventh goal that an RBL substitute has scored this season. No other team has bagged as many times off the bench.
21 of our 34 goals this season have been scored by our summer signings.

David Raum provided the assist for the opener. It was his fourth Bundesliga assist of the season (the second-most at the club) and the third corner he’s taken that has led to a goal.
Xavi’s assist for Christoph Baumgartner’s goal brings his assists tally to eight – a league-high.
Emil Forsberg set up Yussuf Poulsen’s winner, which was the Swede’s first assist of the campaign.

The victory over Dortmund was RB Leipzig’s fourth away win of the season.
RBL have now won five of their last six matches against BVB.
It was RBL’s ninth win of the season and solidifies our grip on fourth place, as we now have a four-point advantage over Dortmund.
The win breaks Leipzig’s two-match losing streak away from home.