🎥 Brazilian scores, Leipzig make it five in a row, close in on UCL | OneFootball

Bundesliga Matchday 31 got underway with in-form Leipzig beating Union Berlin 3-1 this Friday (24). 

With a Brazilian goal to boot. 

A fifth straight win left the Bulls in a strong position to secure a place in the 2026/27 Champions League league phase. 

Meanwhile, the team from the German capital remains at risk of relegation. 

Watch the match highlights below. 

Comfortable in the first half

Leipzig were completely in control from the very first half.

Finkgrafe opened the scoring (22') with a first-time finish after Querfeld's clearance fell kindly for him.

Querfeld, who then made another mistake by allowing Rômulo, formerly of Athletico, to score his ninth Bundesliga goal shortly afterward (25'). 

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Union's No. 14 was then also caught by Baumgartner's bicycle-kick attempt, which earned the Leipzig man a yellow card.

(It just wasn't his day). 

His team did not even manage a shot before halftime.

Union try, but...

Two of Leipzig's standout performers in the opening period were directly involved in the third goal.

Diomande made the play and Baku applied the finishing touch (63'). 

Union pulled one back in the 78th minute, when Doekhi scored with a header from a corner.

Leipzig also hit the post and had at least two more big chances before sealing the three points. 

The capital side even scored another one. But it was ruled out for offside. 

They improved after a poor first half, but it was not enough. 

Check out the highlights below:

📊 Standings and schedule 📅

Leipzig moved up to 62 points, closing in on second-placed Dortmund (64).

They now hold an eight-point lead over current fifth-placed Hoffenheim, who have yet to play.

They will be back in action on Saturday (2), away to Leverkusen.

Union, meanwhile, stay 11th on 32 points.

Current 16th-placed St. Pauli have 26. They are the side that would face the third-placed team from Bundesliga 2 for a spot in the top flight. 

The Berlin side will try to bounce back against Cologne on Saturday (2), in front of their own fans. 

Rest of the matchday 📅

25/4 - Saturday

10:30 - Mainz vs Bayern Munich

10:30 - Wolfsburg vs Borussia Mönchengladbach

10:30 - Augsburg vs Eintracht Frankfurt

10:30 - Heidenheim vs St. Pauli

10:30 - Cologne vs Bayer Leverkusen

13:30 - Hamburg vs Hoffenheim

26/4 - Sunday

10:30 - Stuttgart vs Werder Bremen

12:30 - Borussia Dortmund vs Freiburg

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