Bundesliga: Leipzig stun Dortmund

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RB Leipzig picked up a first Bundesliga win in their maiden home fixture as an 89th-minute Naby Keita strike secured a 1-0 win over Borussia Dortmund.

Mario Gotze made his first start since returning to Dortmund from Bayern Munich, while Scotland international Oliver Burke made his debut for top-flight newcomers Leipzig and set up their winner in Saturday’s early-evening game.

Leipzig were founded in 2009 by the owner of the Red Bull empire, Dietrich Mateschitz, and their promotion to the Bundesliga has been bankrolled by the Austrian.

Leipzig forward Timo Werner said of the breakthrough win: “We have fought insanely and shown that we can compete. The atmosphere was unbelievable.”

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