Chelsea new boy Werner says goodbye to RB Leipzig – but Haaland ruins farewell while Lewandowski scores again for Bayern
TIMO WERNER had his hopes of a farewell RB Leipzig win dashed by a brilliant Erling Haaland brace.
The Borussia Dortmund hotshot, 19, was on target in both halves with his second effort coming in the third minute of extra time in the game’s closing stages.
Werner, who bids farewell to his current club this month, is on his way to Stamford Bridge this summer.
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This was his final home game for RB Leipzig and his current employers paid tribute to him before the game with a presentation ceremony.
Chelsea confirmed a £53million deal for the 24-year-old which will see him become the Blues’ top earner.
For Dortmund, this 2-0 win means they’ve pretty much wrapped up a second-place finish behind Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich.
The reigning champions, currently ten points in front of Dortmund, will finish ahead of their rivals for the fifth time in eight years.
Robert Lewandowski, was on target to help Bayern seal their eighth title win in a row after a 19-game unbeaten run.
The Poland international netted twice for the German giants in the first half of their 3-1 win against SC Freiburg.
And the Bayern frontman’s brace helped him for the most goals scored in a single Bundesliga season by a foreign player.
Elsewhere Cologne and Dusseldorf secured one-all home draws against Eintracht Frankfurt and FC Ausburg.
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Hertha Berlin won 2-0 against Bayer Leverkusen and FC Union Berlin lost 4-0 away to Hoffenheim.
Mainz and Borussia Monchengladbach both won their games against Werder Bremen and SC Paderborn 07 by three goals to one.
And Schalke were hammered 4-1 at home by a rampant Wolfsburg.